Daniel 4:35 (NRSVue) - All the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing, and he does what he wills with the host of heaven and the inhabitants of the earth. There is no one who can stay his hand or say to him, “What have you done?”
Nebuchadnezzar’s pride led to his humiliation.
When this period of humiliation passed, Nebuchadnezzar praised God.
Pride in oneself is a dangerous thing.
It was pride that led to the fall of Adam and Eve.
True, they disobeyed God.
But it was pride that led them to disobedience.
Since pride is dangerous, humility is a virtue.
The Book of 1 Peter attests to this fact.
1 Peter 5:6 (NRSVue) - Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, so that he may exalt you in due time.
Pride, especially pride in oneself, is indeed dangerous.
It even leads to self-deception.
We fool ourselves into thinking that we are in control.
We might even be tempted to impose our will upon God.
Nebuchadnezzar learned a difficult lesson.
Should we wait until we learn an equally hard lesson?
Hopefully, the conclusion we reach should be no.
Like Nebuchadnezzar, we should praise God.
As 1 Peter reminds us, we should humble ourselves.
That is when God forgives us, and our faith returns to what it should be.
In time, we will be exalted.
Blessings,
Jim Pokorny
The Other Brother Jim
Look for me at https://otherbrotherjim.blogspot.com/ on Friday, October 22, 2023.
I will be back here on Friday, November 3, 2023
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