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??Introduction：
??"Notagain!" theservantsmighthavecried, astheyscrambledtoknockondoorsthroughoutthepalacerealm. "Yourmajesty, KingNebuchadnezzar, hasorderedallthemagicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, andsoothsayerstocomeatonce! Hurry, forhehashadanothertroublingdream. Hewillexpectyoutoshowhimthemeaningofthedream."
??ButDaniel 4：7 says "Thencameinthemagicians, theastrologers, theChaldeans, andthesoothsayers：" andthekingtoldthemhisdream, "buttheydidnotmakeknown" themeaningofit! Whycouldn'tthey？??Gospel：Becausetheydidn'tknowthetrueandlivingGodWhohadsentthedream! TheCreatorofthewholeworldandallthatisinspaceisaholyGod, andeverythingHedoesisright. AndalthoughGodlivesinabeautifulperfectplacecalledHeaven, HeseesandknowseverythingthatgoesoninHisworld. Heknowstheheartofeveryperson, whethertheybelieveinHimornot. ThosewhodonotbelieveinGodareseparatedfromHimforeverbutnotbecauseGoddesiresthat. HewantedKingNebuchadnezzarandallhiswisementobelieveinHim. ThatwaswhyGodhadsentthekingthefirstdreamaboutallthekingdomsoftheworld.
??Godcreatedyoutoo! AndalthoughHeknowseverygoodandbadthingaboutyou, Helovesyou. God'slovewasshowninthegreatestwaypossiblewhenHesentHisperfectSonJesustotakeyourpunishmentforsin. Jesuswillinglydiedonthecrosstotakeyourplace, sothatyoucouldonedayhaveaplaceinHeaven! John 20：31bsays, "thatbelievingyoumighthavelifethroughhisname (Jesus)." WhenyoubelievethatyouareasinnerandthatJesusdiedforyou, youcanaskJesustocomeintoyourlifeandsaveyou. He'lldoit, andHe'llgiveyouHiseverlastinglife, thekindyouneedtoliveinHeaven. IfyouhaveneverbelievedontheLordJesus, GodwantsyoutobelieveinHisSonJesus. AndGodwantedKingNebuchadnezzartobelieveinHim. That'swhyHekeptsendingthosetroublingdreams.
??Butdoyouthinktheking'swisemenaskedthetrueandlivingGodaboutthedream？
??No, theydidnotbelieveinHim. Theyworshippedidols. ButtherewasonemaninthekingdomthatdidbelieveinthetrueandlivingGod. Daniel 4：8 says, "ButatthelastDanielcameinbefore" theking. Don'tyouwonderwhythekingcalledDaniellast, whenitwasDanielwhohadgiventheunderstandingabouttheking'sotherdreams？
??Wedon'tknowwhyDanielwaslast, butwedoknowthatGodshowedDanieltheclearmeaningofthedream.
??ThekingtoldDanielthatinhisdreamhehadseenatreeinthemiddleoftheearth, anditgrewsotallandstrongandwidethatitreachedtoheavenandcouldbeseenallovertheearth. Theleavesandfruitfromthetreefedallthecreatures, birdsandpeopleoftheworld. Butsuddenlyamessengerfromheavencamedownandsaid, "Cutdownthetree, cutoffthebranches, shakeofftheleavesandscatterthefruit." Butleavethestumpofthetreewithabandofironandbrass. Thestumpwillbeoutinthetendergrassofthefield." Thekingwentonwiththedetailsofthedream. Ashetoldthedream, hecouldseeDaniel'sfacechangingasifhehadseenahorriblepicture. Thekingsaid, "Belteshazzar (Daniel'sChaldeanname) don'tletthedreamtroubleyou!" Butthetruthis, thedreamtroubledDanieldeeply, forheknewitmeanttroublefortheking.
??"Oking, " Danielsaidsadly, "Ifonlythatdreamcouldbeforyourenemiesandnotforyou. Yousawatreegrowingstrongandtallwhoseheightreachedtotheheaven, anditcouldbeseenbyalltheearth. Yousawitprovidedfoodforall. Thattreeisyou, Oking, foryourkingdomisgrownandbecomestrong, andyouruletotheendoftheearth. Thenyousawamessengerfromheavenwhosaid, "Cutthetreedown , anddestroyit, yetleavethestumpoftherootsintheearth, evenwithabandofironandbrass, inthetendergrassofthefield, andthestumpwillbewetwiththedewofheaven. Thisisyou, Oking, andthisisthedecreeofthemostHigh. Yourkingdomwillbecutdown, andtheywilldriveyoufrommen, andyouwilllivewiththebeastsofthefield. Youwilleatgrasslikeanox, andyoushallbewetwiththedewofheavenandseventimesshallpassoveryou, tilyouknowthatthemostHighrulesinthekingdomofmenandgivesittowhomsoeverhewill."
??Doesthissounddreadful？Danielthenpleadedwiththeking, "Pleaseacceptmycounselnow：breakoffyoursinsandstartdoingright; startshewingmercytothepoor, andmaybeGodwillgiveyoupeacealittlelonger." DanielknewKingNebuchadnezzarwasaproudkingwhodidnotacknowledgethetrueandlivingGod. HeknewGodwasresistingtheproudking, andplannedtojudgehim. Danielbeggedthekingtosay "no" toprideandhumblehimselftodotherightthing.
??MainTeaching：IfyouknowtheLordJesusasSavior, say "no" topride! PrideisbraggingonyourselfandnotGod. Itisthinkingtoomuchaboutyourself. OurBibleversefortodayremindsusofthedangerofpride. IPeter 5：5 says, " ...beclothedwithhumility; forGodresiststheproudandgivesgracetothehumble." Doyoueverfeelupsetbecauseyoudidn'tmakethebestgradeinyourclass？Doyoupoutifyouarenotchosenforthepartyouwantedintheschoolplay？Doyoueverfeelthatyouarebetterthansomeoneelse？Thoseareallsignsofpride. IfyouknowtheLordJesusasSavior, say "no" topride!
??DanielwastryingtohelpthekingunderstandhisneedtoputawayhisprideandbehumblebeforeGod. Withtheterriblewarningofthedream, doyouthinkNebuchadnezzarwilllistenandhumblehimselfbeforethetrueandlivingGod？??Themonthswentby, anditseemsnothingchanged. Nebuchadnezzarwasstilldoingfine, hiskingdomwasprospering, nothinghadchanged. Perhapsthedreamwasforgotten. Onedayaboutayearafterthedream, thekingwaswalkingaroundinhispalaceadmiringhissplendidhouseandgardensandlookingoutoverhiskingdom. Hesaid, "IsnotthisgreatBabylonthatIhavebuilt...by...mypower, andforthehonorofmymajesty？" Oh, thekingwasfilledwithsomuchprideinhimself!
??MainTeaching：IfyouareachildofGod, say "no" topride! Prideistheoppositeofbeinghumble. TheLordJesusshowedushowtobehumblewhenHewashereonearth.
??HeservedothersinsteadofHimself, andHealwaysgaveglorytoHisFatherinHeaven.
??Philippians 2：8 says, " ...hehumbledhimself, andbecameobedientuntodeath, eventhedeathofthecross." TheBiblealsosays, "Who, whenhewasreviled, revilednotagain." (IPeter 3：23) EvenwhentheLordJesus, KingofHeaven, wascursedandmocked, Hedidnotriseupinprideoranger. IfyouhavebelievedonJesusasyourSavior, letJesusbeyourexample. Whenyouknowyouarefeelingpriderisingupinside, askyourself, "WhatwouldJesusdo？" HowwouldJesusreactifHewerenotchosenbytheteacher？??WhatwouldJesusdoifHeonlyhadoldclotheswhenothershadnewones？WhatwouldJesussayifHemadethebestgradesintheclass？Pray, askingGodtoclotheyouwithhumility, andthendowhatyouknowJesuswoulddo. Jesuswouldsay "no" topride.
??KingNebuchadnezzarhadbeenwarnedabouthispride, buthechosenottohumblehimself. Whilehewasrightinthemiddleofbraggingonhimselfandsaying, "IsnotthisgreatBabylonthatIhavebuiltbymypower..." theBiblesays " ...therefellavoicefromheaven, saying, Oking, toyouitisspoken; Thekingdomisdepartedfromyou. Andtheyshalldriveyoufrommen, andyouwilllivewiththebeastsofthefield：theyshallmakeyoueatgrassasanox, andseventimesshallpassoveryou, untilyouknowthatthemostHighrulesinthekingdomofmen, andgivesittowhomeverhewill."
??SureenoughthatsamehourNebuchadnezzarwasdrivenoutofhispalaceintotheopenfield. Canyouimaginethisproudkingsuddenlyactinglikeananimal, gettingdownonhishandsandknees, puttinghisheaddownandmunchingongrass？Nowonderhewasputoutofthepalace. Everyonemusthavesaid, "Thekinghasgoneinsane." Butitwasevenworsethanthat. TheBiblesayshishairgrewoutlikeeagles'feathers, andhisnailslikebirds'claws, andhisbodywaswetwithdew. "Godresiststheproud" , ourmemoryversesaid. Ifwedonothumbleourselves, GodhasHiswayofbreakingourpride!
??Wedon'tknowhowmanydaysitwas, buttheBiblesays, " ...attheendofthedaysINebuchadnezzarliftedupmyeyestoheaven, andmyunderstandingreturnedtome, andIblessedthemostHigh, andIpraisedandhonoredhimthatlivesforever, whosedominionisaneverlastingdominion. Andalltheinhabitantsoftheearthare...asnothing：andhedoesaccordingtohiswill...Atthesametimemyreasonreturnedtome; and...Iwasestablishedinmykingdom. NowIpraiseandhonortheKingofheaven...ThosewhowalkinprideHeisabletobringdown."
??NowthekingwasbraggingonGod, andnothimself! GodrestoredNebuchadnezzartohisposition, andevenallowedhimtohavemorehonor. Thekinghadlearnedhislessononhumility!
??Challenge：IfyouknowtheLordJesus, willyouthisweeksay "no" topride？Thisweekyouwillbetemptedwithpride. Maybesomeonewillmakeabettergradeorbeatyouinsports. Itmaybethatyourteacherorparentswillembarrassyoubycorrectingyouinfrontofothers. Prideisalsowhenyoufeelinsidethatyouarebetterthanothersbecauseyoumakebettergrades, orlooknicer. Whenyoufeelpriderisingupinyou, willyousay, "WhatwouldJesusdo？" Thenpray, askingGodtoclotheyouwithhumilityandtohelpyouthink, say, anddowhatJesuswoulddo.
??Invitation：IfyouhaveneverbelievedontheLordJesus, itisprobablypridethatiskeepingyoufromadmittingyoursinandyourneedofJesustosaveyou. Whynothumbleyourselfrightnow, realizingthatyouwillbelostfromGodforeverifyoudonotcometotheLordJesus. Godhasmadenootherwayforyoursinstobeforgiven. Gonowto "HowToBeaChildofGod."