Day 139
Daniel 4:36,37 NIV
"At the same time that my sanity was restored, my honor and splendor were returned to me for the glory of my kingdom. My advisors and nobles sought me out, and I was restored to my throne and became even greater than before. Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, because everything he does is right and all his ways are just. Ami those who walk in pride he is able to humble."
In Daniel 4, the story of King Nebuchadnezzar's humiliation is a reminder to us that our high estate can be reduced to nothing in a moment, if we forget our source. The king was extremely proud of his accomplishments and boasted about them as though he, by his own might and intelligence, had brought about all his success. Daniel told him that for seven years, he would look and act like an animal, until he acknowledged that the Most High is sovereign over the kingdoms of men and gives them to anyone he wishes.
Such humiliation was not necessary, except that it was the only way Nebuchadnezzar would recognize that he was nothing without God. He had to realize that God allowed his success and could end it at anytime. What a pity it would be if we had to endure extreme humiliation as Christians because of not realizing who we are and who we are not, or what we do or do not control. After all, as children of God, we can boast of nothing outside of Christ. We are who we are in Him. We can do all things through Him. In Him we live and move and have our being.
Let us humble ourselves before God daily, especially when we are praised for "our" accomplishments. We have nothing of real value that we did not receive. There can be no big fall, if we never climb a high wall.
I will daily humble myself before God. When others give me praise for the little things I do, I will return the praise to Him, because He is the source of my supply.