Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, for all his works are right and his ways are just; and those who walk in pride he is able to humble. (Daniel 4:37)
For those of you who are not familiar with how this story begins, let me tell you because only then will you understand why have this conclusion. The king of Babylon had a dream where he lost his mind and started behaving like an animal. Then, after he scoffed the at the dream instead of taking it with any prudence, he lost his mind just as his dream had predicted. For seven years the king lived like an animal– literally eating grass and drinking from ponds and sleeping in the open. Then he comes to his senses and makes the statement above. See the dream that Nebuchadnezzar had was a warning. The warning was: recognize God or risk losing your mind. The king chose to risk. He didn’t think that God would go to great lengths to pursue him. God did. The length of pursuit for your soul was lived out in Jesus. He lived, died and rose from the dead so that he could have your heart and be recognized by you.
If you know God is pursuing you because He wants to love on you, would you date be like Nebuchadnezzar and risk your sanity to avoid such a big blessing? I would hope that you wouldn’t. But I know sometimes, we behave like a crazy person and lose our minds just so we could avoid God’s love. Recognize God in your life the easy way: answer when He calls.
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