Hiawatha church of Christ

  We remember the story of Nebuchadnezzar’s great humiliation as recorded for us in the book of Daniel. He had a dream that Daniel interpreted for him. The meaning of the dream was that he would be given a heart of a beast and would be driven out of the presence of men. Within a year of this dream, Nebuchadnezzar’s heart was lifted in pride and God fulfilled the prophecy of his dream. We read, “That very hour the word was fulfilled concerning Nebuchadnezzar; he was driven from men and ate grass like oxen; his body was wet with the dew of heaven till his hair had grown like eagle’s feathers and his nails like birds’ claws.” (Daniel 4:33) After a certain period of time, his mind was restored to him. It was then that he declared, “…For His dominion is an everlasting dominion, and His kingdom is from generation to generation. All the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; He does according to His will in the army of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth. No one c...

       We have all heard the phrase, “garbage in; garbage out”. It is computer programing terminology which means what one programs into the computer is what the computer will produce. In a sense, the same is true for our minds. What we allow our minds to focus upon is what will inevitably come out in our speech and in our actions. Jesus said it this way, “Brood of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things.” (Matthew 12:34-35) It is easy to reason that the thoughts that go through our minds are harmless. Therefore, some find it habitual to think about evil things while having no intention of ever acting upon them. This is one of the great deceptions of the devil. He would like us to believe that our thoughts have no bearing upon our actions. Most of us equat...