Thursday, February 14, 2008
Daniel 4:34-37 (NIV)
34 At the end of that time, I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven, and my sanity was restored. Then I praised the Most High; I honored and glorified him who lives forever. His dominion is an eternal dominion; his kingdom endures from generation to generation.35 All the peoples of the earth are regarded as nothing. He does as he pleases with the powers of heaven and the peoples of the earth. No one can hold back his hand or say to him: "What have you done?"36 At the same time that my sanity was restored, my honor and splendor were returned to me for the glory of my kingdom. My advisers and nobles sought me out, and I was restored to my throne and became even greater than before. 37 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, because everything he does is right and all his ways are just. And those who walk in pride he is able to humble.
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This passage reminds me of Job, who also loses everything initially before he regains all of it back later....I think King Nebuchadnezzar learned his lesson from this experience and he is humbled now. It's amazing to see how God can humble those who walk in pride and live in splendor in this world. There are some of us who appear to be intrepid of anything in this world and just live the way it pleases us with a lots of pride. But regardless of how much our accomplishments could be on this earth, it's clear that God can really make everyone kneel down before Him.
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