God tried to teach His complete sovereignty to Nebuchadnezzar (Daniel 2-3), but the king had not learned his lesson. Verse 17 states God's supremacy over all Creation - the theme of the entire book of Daniel. The king asks Daniel to interpret the meaning of the dream. The soothsayers were unable to offer any type of explanation or interpretation. Nothing at all.

Humility is not inherent within us. We are not born with humility, but must actively seek humility. Humility is outside Self. It is not part of Self at all. It must be sought by us and in all situations. We must also understand that Self is resident within to keep us from seeking and gaining more humility. It's one or the other- that simple.

Humility is not inherent within us. We are not born with humility, but must actively seek humility. Humility is outside Self. It is not part of Self at all. It must be sought by us and in all situations. We must also understand that Self is resident within to keep us from seeking and gaining more humility. It's one or the other; that simple.

Walking the difficult path of the Narrow-Humility Road requires constant communion with God. It requires us to be involved in His Word- reading it, memorizing it and repeating it to ourselves. Walking down the path of humility means we think of ourselves last or better yet, not at all as we submit to Him and His will at every turn. Anyone who says this is not difficult is either lying to themselves or deceived because it is-sometimes tremendously difficult to live out, practically speaking. Self yearns to be exalted and hates to admit failure. Refer to Luke 22-39-44 to remind yourself of Jesus' own struggle, yet without sin.

Walking the difficult path of the Narrow/Humility Road requires constant communion with God. It requires us to be involved in His Word; reading it, memorizing it and repeating it to ourselves. Walking down the path of humility means we think of ourselves last or better yet, not at all as we submit to Him and His will at every turn. Anyone who says this is not difficult is either lying to themselves or deceived because it is sometimes tremendously difficult to live out, practically speaking. Self yearns to be exalted and hates to admit failure. Refer to Luke 22:39-44 to remind yourself of Jesus' own struggle, yet without sin.

Because God saved the three young men, Nebuchadnezzar then saw their God as superior to all Babylonian gods. He ultimately acknowledged their God as superior over his own god, Nebo. Because of this, Nebuchadnezzar issued a new rule that all should respect Yahweh and say nothing derogatory. This is another proof that Nebuchadnezzar was supreme ruler, answering to no one on earth. He could make laws by himself that no one could set aside.

Because God saved the three young men, Nebuchadnezzar then saw their God as superior to all Babylonian gods. He ultimately acknowledged their God as superior over his own god, Nebo. Because of this, Nebuchadnezzar issued a new rule that all should respect Yahweh and say nothing derogatory. This is another proof that Nebuchadnezzar was supreme ruler, answering to no one on earth. He could make laws by himself that no one could set aside.

This innate rebelliousness that all Christians have to some extent or another, was something that Paul could not get rid of within himself either. It is resident, with layers upon layers of sinfulness seeking its own way. This is the constant tension caused by our own inner sin nature and the impact God has on us through the new life within us led by the Holy Spirit.

This innate rebelliousness that all Christians have to some extent or another, was something that Paul could not get rid of within himself either. It is resident, with layers upon layers of sinfulness seeking its own way. This is the constant tension caused by our own inner sin nature and the impact God has on us through the new life within us led by the Holy Spirit.

So I thought about those three young men, their demeanor and their response. I looked again at the confidence in which they spoke, not being rude or disrespectful, but clearly placing a far higher allegiance on being faithful to God than doing something that would save their physical lives, but potentially ruin their relationship with Jehovah. In our modern day, it's a bit mind-boggling to consider being faced with something like this and setting the danger aside to see the greater goal- that of loving God more than life itself. How exactly did they do that--