Humbled for Grace
28 All this came upon King Nebuchadnezzar. 29 At the end of twelve months he was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon, 30 and the king answered and said, “Is not this great Babylon, which I have built by my mighty power as a royal residence and for the glory of my majesty?” 31 While the words were still in the king’s mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, “O King Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is spoken: The kingdom has departed from you, 32 and you shall be driven from among men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field. And you shall be made to eat grass like an ox, and seven periods of time shall pass over you, until you know that the Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom he will.” 33 Immediately the word was fulfilled against Nebuchadnezzar. He was driven from among men and ate grass like an ox, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven till his hair grew as long as eagles’ feathers, and his nails were like birds’ claws.
Daniel 4:28-33
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Humbled for Grace
King Nebuchadnezzar’s downfall was swift. In pride, he exalted himself as the builder of Babylon and forgot the Lord who rules over all. God’s judgment came not in wrath alone, but in mercy, humbling the king to restore him. Like Nebuchadnezzar, we often forget that everything we are and have is from God. Pride blinds us until God, in mercy, brings us low to lift our eyes to Him. In Christ, God chose the path of humility, not from judgment, but from love. Jesus, though Lord of all, emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant. He was humbled to death, even death on a cross, so that we might be exalted in Him. When God humbles us, it is to draw us near to the cross, where true glory is found, not in what we achieve, but in what Christ has done for us.
Thanks be to God for mercy in our humbling.
Daniel 4:28-33
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Humbled for Grace
King Nebuchadnezzar’s downfall was swift. In pride, he exalted himself as the builder of Babylon and forgot the Lord who rules over all. God’s judgment came not in wrath alone, but in mercy, humbling the king to restore him. Like Nebuchadnezzar, we often forget that everything we are and have is from God. Pride blinds us until God, in mercy, brings us low to lift our eyes to Him. In Christ, God chose the path of humility, not from judgment, but from love. Jesus, though Lord of all, emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant. He was humbled to death, even death on a cross, so that we might be exalted in Him. When God humbles us, it is to draw us near to the cross, where true glory is found, not in what we achieve, but in what Christ has done for us.
Thanks be to God for mercy in our humbling.
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