| Daniel 4:34-37 — Repentance and Recovery
Finally at the end of the set time, Nebuchadnezzar was given enough rationality by God to lift his eyes to heaven and voice a prayer of humility in Daniel 4:34-35. He was restored as ruler of his kingdom and he became even greater than before.
The king praised God in the last verse of the chapter, which ties in with his opening statement in Daniel 4:1-3. His words give the reason for the record of this whole account of his life: “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” (Daniel 4:37).
God hates all pride, whether it be a Christian’s attitude or the defiance of an unbeliever. If you are a Christian, look into your heart and ask God to show you any area where there is pride. Ask Him for a humble and contrite spirit. The apostle James teaches, “Scripture says: ‘God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble’… Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up” (James 4:6,10).
If you have not received the Lord Jesus Christ and proudly say that you do not need Him, stop and think. You may stubbornly resist God, but you can never escape Him! Someday you will be forced to acknowledge Him as your judge: “He summons the heavens above, and the earth, that he may judge his people… And the heavens proclaim his righteousness, for God himself is judge” (Psalm 50:4,6). Ecclesiastes 12:14 promises, “For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil.” How much better to believe and receive Him now!
Won’t you believe on Jesus Christ and then walk humbly with your God? Those who truly know God must be humble; those who know themselves cannot be proud!
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