Daniel 4:34 At the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up my eyes to heaven, and my understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the Most-High, and I praised and honored him that lives forever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, his kingdom is from generation to generation.
The rise and fall of all these kingdoms might seem on the surface to be occurring by the caprice and cunning of men. But God revealed in the Bible that He’s the One who rules and, overrules in the affairs of men. And therefore, whereas secular minds may chalk up these radical, and unprecedented changes to this man, or that man, or this strategy or that policy, it is God who sets up kings, and He will take them down in the fullness of time, according to the prophecy of Daniel chapter 2, no matter what man may do.
This is one of the sacred truths that we as mortals need to be reconciled to, that The God of heaven is going to do whatsoever He plans to do, and there is nothing that folks can do to stop His purposes from being fulfilled. Reconciliation to this truth calls for deep humility which, too often, we seem unwilling to manifest. When we sing that favorite song: “Humble me” we should sing it with the understanding.
Even the king of Babylon had to sing it, for he was made to understand that God is not an absentee Landlord, as some think, but He carries out His good purposes to those who are squatting on His real estate. Case in point was God’s promise of the birthright to the younger son Jacob. Isaac did not take kindly to the stipulation made by God, and he set himself to oppose it vigorously. But at the end of the day, after he did all that he could do, Jacob ended up with the birthright, just as God had said.
Daniel 4:35 And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he does according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, what are you doing?
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!