"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."
Daniel 4:37
Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, had a dream that, when interpreted, warned him to repent of his evil ways. He walked around his kingdom with his chest puffed out, thinking he had built all that on his own so, he was to humble himself before God or he'd be "driven away from people and will live with the wild animals" for seven years, eating grass. Quite a different lifestyle than the affluent one he was used to as king.
God, in his great love, gave him this dream, sent him Daniel as interpreter and allowed twelve months to pass, giving King Neb ample time to think things over. At the end, however, as his bragging tongue was still awag, his dream became a living nightmare. It's interesting to note that, after the seven years, King Nebuchadnezzar was restored to his kingdom and entrusted with more than he had before. What a loving God we serve!
The moral of this story, for me, is: Give God his due credit. Don't think more highly of myself than I ought. When God says something, he means it, but he is also a patient and loving God. I'm glad he is one who keeps his word. That is Someone I can trust!
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