There is no version of a better world without humility (Daniel 4)

The Babylonian king was full of himself and his own self-described “majesty.” He had yet to learn that God opposes the proud (James 4:6) and that pride goes before destruction (Proverbs 16:18). But that’s just what God taught him. Before long he was living like an animal (and eating like one too).

In the end, he realized a great truth: “all his works are right and his ways are just; and those who walk in pride he is able to humble” (Daniel 4:37).

This sermon explores Daniel 4, and considers a specific character trait and posture for not only for world leaders, and for other people generally, but for each of us specifically: humility.

The world can feel like a game of Jenga – teetering. What do we take out, what do we leave in? Despite the conflicts, arguments, threats and doom, there is no version of a better world where humility is not a defining characteristic of the people of God.

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