Memorise: I am the Lord, your Holy One, the creator
of Israel
Read: Daniel 5:20-21, 20 But
when his heart was lifted up, and his mind hardened in pride, he was deposed
from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him: 21 And
he was driven from the sons of men; and his heart was made like the beasts, and
his dwelling was with the wild asses: they fed him with grass like oxen, and
his body was wet with the dew of heaven; till he knew that the most high God
ruled in the kingdom of men, and that he appointeth over it whomsoever he will.
After king Nebuchadnezzar was deposed from his
kingly throne, his glory was taken away from him and he was disgraced to the
point of eating grass like oxen, he came back to his senses to realise that the
Most High God is the ultimate ruler in the kingdom of men. The problem with the
king was that he got carried away with his achievements, thinking that they
were the bye-products of his wisdom and physical power. This is the problem
with many people like him through the ages. Any achievement that will not lead
us back to the original Achiever could be very deadly. Jesus Christ spoke of a
rich farmer who was boasting of his achievements in agriculture, only for his
life to be taken away from him that same night.
“And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much
goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. But
God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee:
then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?” Luke 12:19-20
Apostle James warned against being boastful without
giving consideration to the sovereignty of God in James 4:13-15
“Go to now, ye that say, Today or tomorrow we will
go into such a city. and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:
Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is
even a vapour that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. For
that ye ought to say, if the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.”
It is presumptuous for someone who does not know
whether he will survive the next day to commence planning a programme that will
take place in six months time. It is only the Almighty God that has the power
to will and to do. One can see the cause of the calamity that befell kings Pharaoh
and Herod.
In the case of King Herod, he took not only the
glory that belonged to God but God’s sovereignty. The consequence was fatal
because he was stricken by angel of the Lord and he was eaten up by worms
immediately.
“And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel,
sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them. And the people gave a
shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man. And immediately the
angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten
eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.” Acts 12:21-23
May the sovereignty of God be made positively
manifest in our lives so that we can live in the supernatural from now on in
Jesus’ name.
Action Point: Always acknowledge the sovereignty of
God in all you do so that you may be guided aright.
Bible in one year: 2nd Samuel 1-2,
Proverbs 9:13-10:7
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