Pastor Bell's Words To Live By

The king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD; he directs it like a watercourse wherever he pleases. All a man’s ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs the heart (Proverbs 21:1-2 NIV).

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In ancient times the king was the most powerful person in his particular country. Whatever he said, be it good or bad, would be carried out by his follower. An example of this is king Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylonia who reigned during the time of Daniel (Daniel 1). He had absolute sway and whatever he commanded, had to be obeyed. For Daniel to rise to a position of influence, the kind had to make an impossible demand on his wise men that only the true king of kings could make happen. We believe that king Nebuchadnezzar was converted after Yahweh, the almighty God, caused him to lose his mind and operate like an animal for 7 years until he had dealt with his pride issues (Daniel 4:34-37).

Today God does not want to humiliate any of us in fact he wants to be in communion with us. All of our motives are weighed by him and he can humble any of us, as he did to Nebuchadnezzar. Alternatively he can exalt any of us if we humble ourselves, like he did to Solomon, who did not ask for riches but for wisdom and understanding and became the wealthiest man in his day. And because nothing is impossible for the Lord, let us humble ourselves and remember that he will do exceedingly abundantly beyond whatever we can think or imagine, because he is God all by himself!

Read Proverbs 21