In the book of Daniel there came a time that king Nebuchadnezzar
had grown to the point that he was one of the most powerful kings and had subdued
many nations to his rule. He had such a large store of wealth from plundering
all the nations; it was so great it brought him to a place of pride. One day as
he was walking on the roof of the royal palace he said “Is not this the great Babylon,
which I have built by my mighty power as a royal residence and for the glory of
my majesty” immediately the kingdoms departed from him.
As I meditated on these things I realized that God has a way
of humbling the mightiest of men. Pride is a dangerous thing before God. His
word says that he raises the humble but resists the proud. It is recorded that
a proud look is among the six things that the lord hates.
In the account of Daniel, King Nebuchadnezzar became like
the wild animals, He roamed the land and his hair became as that of eagles
wings. I am sure the subjects of Babylon were wondering what happened to him, God
spoke to him in a loud voice that he would be this way for seven periods of
time (an equivalent of seven years) and after the seven years he looked up and
returned the Glory to God.
It occurred to me that at times we go through certain things
in our lives because of our pride. Just reflect on your personal life and think
back of the many times God gave you a promotion, or a divine connection. It is
my understanding that because of our sin nature we are naturally predisposed to
pride even without our knowledge. We talk about our successes most of the time
to stir up envy in the hearts of our listeners. Daniel had learned the secret
and even after interpreting the King’s dream, He did not take the Glory. He
always made sure that ALL glory went back to God. This we know because never
did we hear Nebuchadnezzar the king saying Daniel had done this, or that. He
always referred to the God of Daniel.
That is where we err in our hearts, we always have the tendency
to build our names, that I am the best, I am the most educated, I,I,I,I, is a poisonous
disease. For me God has brought me to my knees, and I am searching my heart and
asking for mercy. In logical sense I might have given praise and glory to God but
inwardly there might have been a tiny root of pride. God says to the prophet
Isaiah that The Lord says: "These people come near to me with their mouth
and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship
of me is based on merely human rules they have been taught.” I am not sure but
it never hurts to seek God and to put my life under the reflection of his word.
May we not be those who do things merely as rules but those
who are sincerely humble that the Lord in turn will raise us up!
Love,
Heartonsearch.
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