God’s love, which is stronger than death, is causing me to continue walking the path of the mission the Lord has given me (John 6:1–15). “At that very time some Pharisees came and said to Him, ‘Leave this place and go somewhere else. Herod wants to kill You.’ He replied, ‘Go tell that fox, “I will keep driving out demons and healing people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will reach My goal.” In any case, I must press on today and tomorrow and the next day—for surely no prophet can die outside Jerusalem! Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing. Look, your house is left to you desolate. I tell you, you will not see Me again until you say, “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord” (Luke 13:31–35). ...
When we are prideful and
arrogant …
While
King Belshazzar was acting with arrogance and pride,
suddenly
God caused the fingers of a human hand
to
write the inscription "Mene Mene Tekel Uparsin."
The
king, upon seeing it, was so frightened
that
his face turned pale and his legs gave way.
He
called out loudly for the magicians, enchanters,
and
astrologers of Babylon, declaring that anyone
who
could read and interpret the writing would be clothed in purple,
have
a gold chain placed around their neck,
and
be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.
However,
none of the wise men could read or interpret the writing.
At
that time, the king's mother introduced Daniel,
who
had been known for his wisdom comparable to that
of
the gods during the reign of King Nebuchadnezzar, the king's father.
Daniel
then interpreted the meaning of the inscription
"Mene
Mene Tekel Uparsin" for King Belshazzar
(Daniel
5:1-16, 24-26).
When
I meditate on this passage,
I
hope that when we are prideful and arrogant,
God
will speak to us through the Word of God,
which
is the sword of the Spirit (Ephesians 6:17).
May
this Word cause us to tremble (Isaiah 66:5)
and
bring conviction to our hearts
(1
Samuel 24:5; 2 Samuel 24:10; Acts 2:37).
I
pray that the indwelling Holy Spirit will humble us before God
(Daniel
10:12) and lead us to repent of our sins (Acts 2:38),
turning
away from our wrongdoing
and
keeping all of God's commandments
(Ezekiel
18:21).
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