Wednesday November 01st , 2023
« I am the LORD, your Holy One, The Creator of Israel, your King »
30 The king spoke, saying, “Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for a royal dwelling by my mighty power and for the honor of my majesty?”
31 While the word was still in the king’s mouth, a voice fell from heaven: “King Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is spoken: the kingdom has departed from you!
32 And they shall drive you from men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field. They shall make you eat grass like oxen; and seven times shall pass over you, until you know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever He chooses.”
33 That very hour the word was fulfilled concerning Nebuchadnezzar; he was driven from men and ate grass like oxen; his body was wet with the dew of heaven till his hair had grown like eagles’ feathers and his nails like birds’ claws.
34 And at the end of the time I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted my eyes to heaven, and my understanding returned to me; and I blessed the Most High and praised and honored Him who lives forever: For His dominion is an everlasting dominion, and His kingdom is from generation to generation.
35 All the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; He does according to His will in the army of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth. No one can restrain His hand or say to Him, “What have You done?”
36 At the same time my reason returned to me, and for the glory of my kingdom, my honor and splendor returned to me. My counselors and nobles resorted to me, I was restored to my kingdom, and excellent majesty was added to me.
37 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, all of whose works are truth, and His ways justice. And those who walk in pride He is able to put down.
Seven years after Nebuchadnezzar was deposed from his throne and disgraced to the point of eating grass like an ox, he realized that the Most High God rules in the kingdom of men.
Nebuchadnezzar had erroneously thought that he became great by the “might of his power” (Daniel 4:30), but later realized that it was God who made him great.
Many people commit this same error today by proclaiming that their success came by “dint of hard work”.
Beloved, what is it that a person has that they did not receive (1 Corinthians 4:7) ?
Any achievement that will not lead us back to the original Achiever- the Almighty God, is deadly.
The Bible warns against being boastful without giving glory to God, in James 4:13-15NKJV
« 13 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit”;
14 whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.
15 Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we shall live and do this or that.” »
It is the Almighty God who has the power to will and to do because He is Sovereign.
It is an abominable thing in the sight of the Sovereign God for anyone to boast of not only what they have achieved as though it were by their ability, but even what they could do in the future. James 4:16 GWT says
« However, you brag because you’re arrogant. All such bragging is evil. »
We should never ascribe to ourselves the glory due to God as King Herod did.
All he had to do was redirect the glory to God, but he failed to do so and this cost him his life, as we see in Acts 12:21-23 GNT
21 On a chosen day Herod put on his royal robes, sat on his throne, and made a speech to the people.
22 “It isn’t a man speaking, but a god!” they shouted.
23 At once the angel of the Lord struck Herod down, because he did not give honor to God. He was eaten by worms and died. »
Glory belongs only to God.
Make it a habit to return all glory to God always and He will keep promoting you, in the mighty name of Jesus.
Application – Are there times you have ascribed God’s glory to yourself? repent now and return all glory to Him.
Author: Bishop Enoch. A. Adeboye.
Edited by Naomie
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