“Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face, prostrate before Daniel, and commanded that they should present an offering and incense to him. 47 The king answered Daniel, and said, “Truly your God is the God of gods, the Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, since you could reveal this secret.” 48 Then the king promoted Daniel and gave him many great gifts; and he made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief administrator over all the wise men of Babylon. 49 Also Daniel petitioned the king, and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego over the affairs of the province of Babylon; but Daniel sat in the gate of the king.” Daniel 2:46-49 NKJV
“Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was sixty cubits and its width six cubits. He set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon . . . 4 Then a herald cried aloud: “To you it is commanded, O peoples, nations, and languages, 5 that at the time you hear the sound of the horn, flute, harp, lyre, and psaltery, in symphony with all kinds of music, you shall fall down and worship the gold image that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up; 6 and whoever does not fall down and worship shall be cast immediately into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.” Daniel 3:1,4-6 NKJV
God who only is worthy of worship,
The end of Daniel chapter two we see Nebuchadnezzar bowing in worship to You God. He calls You, “the God of gods, the Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets”. The very next verse Daniel 3:1 he is making a huge gold image of himself to be worshipped. Not lifesize but approximately 90 ft x 9 ft or 27.4 x 2.75 meters give or take a bit. St Mary’s church Brecon steeple is 90 feet high to put it into perspective.
There are not many verses between Nebuchadnezzar promoting Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, to having them thrown into the fiery furnace for not worshipping his image. Killing his own guards in the process (Daniel 3:22). A fourth man in the furnace (Daniel 3:25) and again Nebuchadnezzar is forced to acknowledge You God.
Many of us do not have such vivid proof of You, God. Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego found that keeping the first commandment can put You in mortal danger, but You were worthy of their trust! Nebuchadnezzars faith is like a pendulum Swinging from from You, God to his own vainglory. My faith is nowhere near perfect but like Daniel and his friends I choose You as my God. I pray I will not be put to the test as they were. And Lord, keep safe those who must worship in secret or who stand up and lose their lives today.*
In Jesus name we pray, Amen.
*North Korea, Pakistan, Nigeria, Somalia, Yemen, Sudan . . .
Worship Tuesday 21st July 2026
Surely our God is the God of gods
And the Lord of kings
The revealer of mysteries
Surely our God is the God of gods
And the Lord of kings
He changes the times and the seasons
He gives rhythm to the tides
He knows what is hidden
In the darkest of places
Brings the shadows in to His light
Chorus
I will praise You always my Father
You are Lord of heaven and earth
You hide Your secrets
From the wise and the learned
And reveal them to this Your child
Chorus
Thank You for sending Your only Son
We may know the mystery of God –
He opens the treasures
Of wisdom and knowledge
To the humble not to the proud
Lyrics: David L and Liz Morris