“Stop
sinning and do what is right” (Daniel 4:27). This was the Word that God
spoke to Nebuchadnezzar. This is the Word that God speaks to us. “Now,
I, Nebuchadnezzar will praise, honour, and give glory to the King of
heaven. Everything He does is true, His ways are right and He can
humiliate those who act arrogantly” (Daniel 4:37) - This was
Nebuchadnezzar’s response to the Word of Lord. In Nebuchadnezzar’s
response, there is a call to worship, addressed to every one of us. It
is a call to humble ourselves before God. It is a call to learn from Him
and live for Him.
We read about Elijah in his high-points of strength - the triumph over the prophets of Baal (1 Kings 18:36-39) - and his low-points of weakness - he is ready to give up: “I’ve had enough now, Lord” (1 Kings 19:4). How did Elijah get into such a mess? He forgot this: “The Lord’s power was on Elijah” (1 Kings 18:46). In all life’s ups and downs, we must hold on to this: The Lord has sent His Spirit of power to live in us (2 Timothy 1:7). How are we to live in the power of the Spirit? We need to feed on the Word of God and drink in the Word of God (1 Kings 17:4). We need to pray that the Lord will send His showers of blessing (1 Kings 17:14). We are to live our life “according to the Word of the Lord” (1 Kings 17:16). For our life of faith to be strong in the Lord, we need to listen attentively to the preaching of God’s Word (1 Kings 17:24).
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