Read today’s texts first: Daniel 5,6; Psalm 130; Luke 3
Ask for God’s hand on your life
before He writes with it on your wall.
before He writes with it on your wall.
I knew there was a spiritual reason why I prefer handwriting my journal entries rather than typing them. It’s not just because I type painfully slow with two uncoordinated fingers. God Himself, though infinitely progressive, chooses to write by hand (actually with His finger) instead of creating “Word” documents (He could bring a whole new meaning to the term “power point”).
Whether it’s the ten commandments on stone, indiscretions of the Pharisees in the sand or Belshazzar’s judgment on the wall, God’s personal penmanship (without the pen) usually spells trouble with a capital “T”! Why didn’t Belshazzar learn from his father Nebuchadnezzar. Surely having a dad who grazed for grass alongside donkeys and cows was a lesson in humility you’d remember.
The problem is that absolute power corrupts absolutely. We are built to function only under a theocracy and anything less, from tyranny to monarchy to, yes, gasp, even democracy creates an imbalance in power. Belshazzar was willing to worship the gods he made with his hands, but not the one true God “who holds in his hands your life” (5:23).
“Lord, help me to recognize Your hand on my life before I actually see it writing a warning on my wall.”
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