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Give God the Glory

 

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 can restrain His hand or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’” (Daniel 4:34-35)

Because of his pride, Nebuchadnezzar endured great humility. However, from his experience he learned a valuable lesson before it was eternally too late. That is, he learned the greatness of God and the necessity to be humble before Him.

Sadly, there are many who will learn this lesson after it is too late. The apostle Paul wrote, “Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” (Philippians 2:10-11)

From this we acknowledge that we also must be humble before our God. James wrote, “But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: ‘God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.’” (James 4:6). Micah, the prophet, records three things the Lord requires of us. He stated, “…to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God” (Micah 6:8)

We also learn from king Nebuchadnezzar the need to give God the glory. He learned this after God humbled him. However, Jesus teaches us the importance of giving glory to God. He taught, “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.” (Matthew 5:16) The good works we do are not to attract attention to ourselves, but unto God our heavenly Father.

May we learn and apply this lesson to our everyday lives. That in all we do and say, our God will be glorified.

God Bless each of you,

Eric Hicks

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