you remember the story of Shadrach Meshach and Abednego in Daniel 3:8-30 and how they wouldn’t bow down to and worship the big Golden statue of Nebuchadnezzer, don’t you? The pivotal part of the story is in verses 16-18 when these young Hebrew boys face king Nebuchadnezzer directly and say:
[16] Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered and said to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter. [17] If this be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of your hand, O king. [18] But if not, be it known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden image that you have set up.”
(Daniel 3:16-18 ESV)
in other words, we are going to honor God no matter what you try to do to us.
on my lunch break just now, I ran across a modern day version of similar determination. This time the part of the narcissistic king is played by colon cancer and the part of the determined Hebrews is played by Zac Smith. Watch this: