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Daniel 4
Dennis A Larson

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Be careful what you think will bring you peace and happiness.
Financial success does not equal happiness or peace.
Watch out for pride.
We will see it in the story of Neb.
Neb has a dream that doesn’t put him at rest.
We have something that the world does not have - the Lord.
Slide: Instead: Be Spirit Filled.
Be spirit filled!
Neb attested that Daniel had the spirit of God.
It takes the spirit of God in us, to live for God.
Are you walking in the spirit?
Do people sense something different about you?
Galatians 5:19-25 is our example of spirit filled living.
Walking in the spirit gives us the reaction that we see in Daniel.
Notice the dream and Daniels reaction.
Like Daniel we need to have compassion on unbelievers.
Slide: Have compassion on unbelievers.
Have compassion on unbelievers.
Don ‘t hate them.
Don’t rejoice when bad things happen to them.
Daniel loved Neb.
VS 19
Jesus said:
Call the unbelieving to repent.
Verse 27
Daniel served for decades
God may put you in place for years before He reveals an opportunity.
God’s timing is not our timing.
They may not repent… but you have done your part.
Verses 28-33
Now we see his pride.
- v30
God can bring you low to teach you a lesson.
Don’t forget…God is in control!
He is in control of whoever is in control.
He can use the unrighteous for his purposes.
Even someone like Neb.
Don’t give up on the hard cases.
Neb was a hard case.
God is merciful to the unlikeliest of people.
Look at his testimony of God.
Verses 1-3; 34-37
Never give up… God can reach the hardest of hearts…keep praying.
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