Thursday, January 31, 2008
Daniel 3:1-6 (NIV)
1 King Nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold, ninety feet high and nine feet [a] wide, and set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon. 2 He then summoned the satraps, prefects, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates and all the other provincial officials to come to the dedication of the image he had set up. 3 So the satraps, prefects, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates and all the other provincial officials assembled for the dedication of the image that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up, and they stood before it. 4 Then the herald loudly proclaimed, "This is what you are commanded to do, O peoples, nations and men of every language: 5 As soon as you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes and all kinds of music, you must fall down and worship the image of gold that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up. 6 Whoever does not fall down and worship will immediately be thrown into a blazing furnace."
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We can see how short-lasting King Nebuchadnezzar's thankfulness is toward God, for revealing the meanings of his dreams through Daniel.In the previous passage, we saw how he praised "God as the God of gods and the Lord of kings and a revealer of mysteries." Immediately after his dilemma gets resolved, his focus is no longer on God. Rather, he sets up a statue of god and commands all peoples of the nation to "fall down and worship the image of gold" which he sets up. In other words, he introduces the practice of idolatry to his people even though he knows that he is committing sins toward God who gave him the dreams....Looking at these scenes, they remind me how easily we can slip and lose our focus on Christ, if we don't remain attached to Him. Regardless of how much we meditated the Bible and prayed in the past, we have to continuously live a diligent life in Him.
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