“It has seemed good to me to show the signs and wonders that the Most High God has done for me. How great are his signs, how mighty his wonders! His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion endures from generation to generation.”
Daniel 4:2-3
Sometimes it takes losing everything to get a realistic perspective on what is truly important.
King Nebuchadnezzar had it all, and he knew it. Even though he had been warned in a dream from God of his sins, he did not change. And when he boasted of his own power and his own majesty, God took everything away. For seven years he was estranged – estranged from his kingdom and estranged from his own sanity.
But when Nebuchadnezzar finally honored and glorified God, his sanity returned, and he was restored as king. But this was a new king, one who recognized that everything we have comes from God.
Are you thankful for what you have been given by God, or do you boast in your own strength? Nebuchadnezzar is a reminder of the sovereign nature of God to act in our lives as He will.
