Through King Nebuchadnezzar’s humiliation and restoration, he learns an important truth: God can do whatever He wants to do whenever He wants to do it. None of us can block God’s will from coming to pass.
Discover
- One year after being confronted by God in a dream, King Nebuchadnezzar maintains his prideful assumption that he is in charge (4:28-30).
- God removed the king’s sanity and authority in a mere moment (4:31-33).
- Nebuchadnezzar experienced more greatness than before once he realized there was one greater than himself (34-37).
Unpack
- God will not tolerate someone attempting to steal His glory for long.
- A prideful gaze at your accomplishments will never permit a humble awe of God’s glory.
- God can do whatever He wants to do whenever He wants to do it.
Apply
- Behold the blessings of your life as gifts from God rather than personal accomplishments.
- Relinquish any sinful pursuit of significance.
- You can either humble yourself, or God can do it for you.
- Realize that your standing with God in the end is more important than how you started.
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Travis Agnew serves as the Lead Pastor of Rocky Creek Church in Greenville, SC. His most recent book is Just (About) Married.