I’ve been reading in Daniel the past few days. I love Daniel. Daniel is a man that stood up time and time again for what was right. He didn’t bow down to what others were doing or rules that went against God. Daniel was a steady man. From the beginning, Daniel prayed for understanding and to humble himself before God. It tells us in Daniel 10:12 that Heaven heard his prayer.
Have you ever prayed that God would give you understanding and humble you? I want to be humble before God. Earlier in the book of Daniel, King Nebuchadnezzar thought of himself pretty highly. He was a very proud man. God had to bring him down a notch. Nebuchadnezzar was sent into the wilderness and his mindset became that of an animal. He grazed on the grass as a cow. (You can read this in Daniel 4.) After a time passed, he looked up to Heaven and realized it was all God’s—that God was good. That God was holy and mighty, not himself, and his sanity returned.

I never want to be so full of myself that God has to take drastic measures to knock me off a pedestal. I want to be humble. There’s a song from years back that says, “I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean.” God is mighty, without Him, we’re nothing. Without God I cannot blog. Without Him I cannot minister in my church. Without Him I am a selfish wife. Without Him I am not a loving mother. Without Him I am not a friend. Without God I am nothing.

Father, make me humble before You. Help me to always see that You are strong and mighty and without You I am nothing. Amen. —submitted by Jenifer Metzger