Pride v's humility

​Have you heard the saying, 'Pride comes before a fall'? 
Did you know it comes from the bible? From Proverbs 16:18 which says, 'Pride goes before destruction, and haughtiness before a fall.'

I can imagine wise old Solomon writing about the lessons he'd learned over the course of his life, recording these wise sayings because he's seen them or experienced them first hand. Have you ever experienced a moment of being humbled? 

I have. I remember it quite clearly. I was in yr 12, towards the end of my final exams. I was really  REALLY good at biology and it was my last exam but it was a WHOLE WEEK after my second last exam. And did this student who was very over study by this point use that final week to refresh and go over all the possible syllabus content... Why no, she did not. She rested on her laurels, content to ride the wave of her prior success in this subject. And as the saying goes, pride really did come before the fall. Now, thankfully I didn't fail the exam, but I did have a whole section I couldn't answer because it wasn't covered in class and I missed studying for it. So - I did sub-par in that one. It was indeed a humbling experience. 

Have you ever experienced a moment of being humbled? Did it happen right after thinking pretty highly of yourself or your efforts? 

Well, this week as we dig into Daniel 4, we have one last hurrah with King Nebachadnezzar, who, while certainly acknowledging the existance of Daniel's God (our God) has not yet put his faith in him alone. King Neb (as I like to call him) thinks pretty highly of himself, elevating himself to be 'god' and Daniel's God, the one true God, takes this final moment to truly humble King Neb so that he truly sees that God is God and King Neb is not. Pride comes before King Neb's fall, and he fell into a deep, dark hole for a time. 

I hope you can join us on Sunday to hear what happens and see if this experience was able to bring King Neb to his knees before the one true God.
Amy