4 I, Nebuchadnezzar, was living at ease in my home and prospering in my palace. 5 I saw a dream that frightened me; my fantasies in bed and the visions of my head terrified me. 6 So I made a decree that all the wise men of Babylon should be brought before me, in order that they might tell me the interpretation of the dream. (Daniel 4:4-6)
Nebuchadnezzar the Great was historically regarded as the Assyrian empire’s greatest king. Israel had been taken into slavery by him and taken from their land. But the king had chosen a select group of survivors to train for leadership, one being Daniel. We know Daniel because he refused to eat the rich food of the palace for dietary reasons. He stood up for his beliefs. We also know Daniel because he refused to stop praying and was thrown into the lion’s den. Less known is the story of this great king Nebuchadnezzar having a dream and calling all his wise men together to interpret it. The wise men were defeated to interpret the dream. Daniel prayed and was able to interpret the dream. The point I want us to see is that God who is the awesome king we talked about yesterday, not only has authority and power like earthly kings but he can also tell the future. God is outside or above time. King Nebuchadnezzar concludes,
37 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honour the King of heaven,
for all his works are truth,
and his ways are justice;
and he is able to bring low
those who walk in pride.
As ponder the many things we don’t understand at any given point, it is comforting to know that our God sees a larger picture not only in scope like some drone but he also sees into the future and can chart our course into our future.
Let us pray today for the war raging in the Middle East and all the anger and hate it embodies. Lord, have mercy.
On the Way to Wonder 