Consumer Christianity 3- Nebuchadnezzar

Intro

the pinnacle of the consumers of following God

one who recognizes God so many times and yet still only acknowledges him when it makes him look good

Dreams

a king and conqueror with all that the world has to offer

he has everything he could want and still he has troubles

like an eccentric king, he gives a ridiculous command

Daniel interprets the dream and God is glorified and his servants prosper

Statues

but in the very next line, Nebuchadnezzar builds a statue about how great he is

he demands worship of it and himself

God is with those who refuse

Beasts

finally Nebuchadnezzar looks over all that he has control over and thinks of how great he is

God makes him like one of the beasts for a complete amount of time

God is able to humble the proud

Application

we can say the most wonderful things

be surrounded by the work that God is doing for good in his creation

and still only follow him when it makes me look good

still only give of myself for his sake when people are watching or when I have been brought low

don’t be a Christian just when the weather is right

don’t think for some reason your greatness is anything compared to God