King Neb is gone and his son has taken the throne. Unfortunately, the nature/nurture thing works against us both ways and our children turn out to be like us. Fortunately, we can break these vicious cycles once we allow God to take over the trajectory of our lives.
For example, I grew up in two homes: one dry and one where alcohol flowed freely. I have chosen not to keep alcohol in our home for this reason. My parents' 8 year marriage ended when my dad met my step-mom working at a bar. Enough said.
King Belshazzar is drunk and decides to take the chalices from the sanctuary and toast his gods (little g) with them. I can imagine the Father (BIG G) was angry.
Daniel's name is rarely mentioned without talk of the Holy Spirit being with him. The reason? He gives credit and all the glory to God for everything he is able to do. God has given him the gift of dream interpretation and the boldness to use it. He's not in it for the rewards. He actually asks the king to give them to someone in need.
The word that jumped out at me today: competition. Daniel tells the new king, "You are Neb's son; you're as arrogant as he ever was. Look at you, setting yourself up in competition against the Master of heaven!"
What I have learned in this ARE synod process so far is that God is working through the church and in the world and we can either help him or serve our own interests. As we answer the question, "Who is Faith?" this year, I hope that we are looking through God's eyes and not our own.
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