God’s Measure
1
The king’s heart is like a stream of water directed by the Lord;
he guides it wherever he pleases.
2
People may be right in their own eyes,
but the Lord examines their heart.
3
The Lord is more pleased when we do what is right and just
than when we offer him sacrifices.
Verse 1
God directs both good and evil kings.
God directed King Nebuchadnezzar to destroy Jerusalem. This was a punishment because the people in Jerusalem were very evil (2 Chronicles 36:15-17; Daniel 1:2).
Later, God gave a dream to Nebuchadnezzar. This dream was about the future (Daniel 2:28). Later, when Nebuchadnezzar became proud, God made him humble (Daniel 4:28-34). Afterwards, Nebuchadnezzar wrote, ‘God is always king. He always rules in heaven.’ (Daniel 4:34).
Nebuchadnezzar was an evil king who had served false gods (Daniel 3:5-6). But in the end, he praised the real God (Daniel 4:37).
Verse 2
We might think that we are always right. But God knows our real intentions.
Verse 3
Two men, called Cain and Abel, gave gifts to God. God did not accept Cain’s gift, so Cain was angry. God warned Cain, ‘Do the things that are right! Then I (God) will accept you. But if you do wrong things, then your evil attitudes will control you.’
Cain did not obey God’s advice. Instead, Cain killed Abel (Genesis 4:3-8).
Think about this: We all need to understand what a "check" from the Holy Spirit feels like. The Holy Spirit gives us gentle warnings when we're about to do something unwise. If we are willing to listen and pay attention, recognizing these warnings can help us avoid making big mistakes, even when what we were about to do seemed right to us.
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