Daniel 4
Daniel 4:37
Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, because everything he does is right and all his ways are just. And those who walk in pride he is able to humble.
Observation-What does it say?
Commentary says that King Nebuchadnezzar wrote this chapter of Scripture, and Daniel got a hold of his writings to include as part of God’s inspired Word. King Nebuchadnezzar recalls how God had brought Daniel (aka Belteshazzar), into his life because he was the only one who was able to interpret his dreams. King Nebuchadnezzar recalled a dream that led him to “renounce his sins vs. 27”, and glorify God as the Most High God.
Understanding-What does it mean?
Through King Nebuchadnezzar’s dream about a Tree being cut down and destroyed (that tree representing him), he realized that he had to surrender His life to God. He realized that God was greater and had the power to humble anyone who had pride in who he was and what he had. God had the power to give and the power to take away. The King made a wise decision by surrendering to God and worshipping Him and praising Him, and he ended up being restored to the place that he once was.
Proverbs 16:18-Pride goes before destruction, a haughty (arrogant) spirit before a fall.
Job 1:20- At this, Job got up and tore his robe and shaved his head. Then he fell to the ground in worship and said: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will depart. The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; may the name of the Lord be praised.”
Life Application
I will give my life fully in surrender to Jesus, my Lord, Savior and King. There is no room for pride when we surrender completely to Him.
1 John 2:16-“For everything in the world-the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, the pride of life-comes not from the Father but from the world. The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever.”
Psalm 146:3-Do not put your trust in princes, in human beings, who cannot save.