Memorise: I am the Lord, your Holy One, the creator of Israel, your King. Isaiah 43:21
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.
Bible in one year: 2nd Samuel 1-2, Proverbs 9:13-10:7
MESSAGE
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.
