Expressing thankfulness in the face of an impossibility, opens the way for the Lord to work unhindered. I often visit Psalm 78:41. It says, “Yes, again and again they tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel.” Hindered by their complaining. They were stubborn and rebellious. Verse 40 says that they provoked and grieved Him.
Hebrews 13:15 says, “Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name.” Psalm 22:3 says that He enthrones Himself in our praises.
Thanksgiving is the fruit of a trusting heart. No matter what we face, we have the assurance that He will bring us through. He was with the three Hebrew men. He walked with them in the midst of the fiery furnace. They were thrown in bound, but His Presence broke the bonds. He is Omnipresent ~ Ever Present. Psalm 46:1.