Good Morning Friends,
God sent a hand to write a message on the
wall for King Belshazzar and Daniel was brought before the king to explain its
meaning. He started by recounting how God had dealt with Belshazzar’s father,
Nebuchadnezzar.
“But when his heart became arrogant and
hardened with pride, he was deposed from his royal throne and stripped of his
glory. He was driven away from people and given the mind of an animal; he lived
with the wild donkeys and ate grass like cattle; and his body was drenched with
the dew of heaven, until he acknowledged that the Most High God is sovereign
over the kingdoms of men and sets over them anyone he wishes.” (Daniel 5:20-21)
Then Daniel makes this sad commentary on
Belshazzar: “But you his son, O Belshazzar, have not humbled yourself, though
you knew all this.” (Daniel 5:22)
Why is it that each generation seems to ignore
the lessons that God has taught to those who have gone before it? Each
generation seems to make the same mistakes. Why is it so hard for us to learn
the lessons of history, even the lessons that have been taught to our parents.
For Belshazzar, the writing on the wall was
God’s prediction of judgment. That night the king was slain and his kingdom
fell into the hands of others. He had only hours to repent of his arrogance
before he would stand before God in judgment.
If only he’d learned from his father!
Are there lessons God taught your parents,
perhaps painfully, to which you should be listening?
His, by Grace,
Steve
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