“And those who walk in pride, He is able to humble.” (v.37)
King Nebuchadnezzar, ruler of the Babylonian empire, and the most powerful ruler in the history of the world, struggled with pride. What a shock! We’ve all heard it, “power corrupts but absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Pride is the foundational sin of everyone who is not saved, and a stumbling block to those who are. Pride is what caused the fall of Lucifer, thinking he could exalt himself above the stars of God. (Isaiah 14:13) The moment any of us begin to think more highly of ourselves than we should, you can be sure a correction is on its way.
This king was humbled through a series of dreams given to him by God and interpreted by Daniel, which came to fulfillment as prophesied. This led the king to say, “And those who walk in pride, He is able to humble.” And boy was He. God will do whatever it takes to bring people to a place where they see their need for Him. He did it to king Nebuchadnezzar, he did it to me, and at some point He will do it to you as well (or maybe He already has).
At that point it becomes decision time, will you accept Him as King of your life, or in your pride remain in your corruption. But make no mistake about it, whichever you choose there will come a day in which all will call Him LORD. Scripture tells us that, “every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that He is LORD” (Romans 14:11). Better to humble yourself now and fall on your knees in repentance, than to allow pride to keep you from salvation.
The Truth: “Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. Better to be of a humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.” (Proverbs 16:18,19)
