“Nebuchadnezzar the king, to all peoples, nations, and languages that dwell in all the earth: Peace be multiplied to you. 2 I thought it good to declare the signs and wonders that the Most High God has worked for me. 3 How great are His signs, and how mighty His wonders! His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and His dominion is from generation to generation.” 4I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at rest in my house, and flourishing in my palace. 5 I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts on my bed and the visions of my head troubled me. 6 Therefore I issued a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known to me the interpretation of the dream.” Daniel 4:1-6 NKJV
“This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the Most High, which has come upon my lord the king: 25 They shall drive you from men, your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make you eat grass like oxen. They shall wet you with the dew of heaven, and seven [f]times shall pass over you, till you know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever He chooses.” Daniel 4:24-25 NKJV
“At the end of the twelve months he was walking about the royal palace of Babylon. 30 The king spoke, saying, “Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for a royal dwelling by my mighty power and for the honor of my majesty?”” Daniel 4:28-31 NKJV
Father, God and Almighty King,
This time it is a year before the King forgets what You God have done and sees everything as his own creation for his own glory. So he has to learn to eat grass!
How kind You are God to limit his time and to provide for when the king would repent. No-one usurped him while he was in his madness! How kind to provide Daniel with the interpretation that contained not just the judgement but a call to put things right (Daniel 4:27) and also who cared enough to hope that the king would again turn back to God.
The writer to the Romans reminds us that Your kindness God leads us to repentance. (Romans 2:4 NIV). The NKJV says the goodness of God leads to forgiveness. Goodness and kindness. Looking as we do, to You through Jesus, we see Your goodness and kindness in everything You do. Help us to remain steadfast in or faith and remember how good and kind You are to forgive our sin.
In Jesus name we pray, Amen.
Worship Wednesday 22nd July 2026
We just had this in June . . . but it is such mellow heartfelt worship it is well worth the repeat.
It’s so good I almost can’t believe it
Far beyond what hearts could ever dream
The God who set the galaxies in motion
Would descend to give His life for me
For what could make perfection bleed for sinners
What leads a King to pay so great a cost
All my life, my heart will sing the answer
Only the love of God
Singing oh, how great is the love of God
He paid our debt on that rugged cross
For all our days, we will sing our Savior’s praise
How great is the love of God
It’s so kind, it leads us to repentance
And it’s so bright, the darkness has to flee
Hallelujah, it cleared my guilty sentence
For I was bound but now I stand redeemed
For what could break the chains of any prison?
What force could rob the power from the grave?
What would trade my rags for heaven’s riches?
Only the love of God
Chorus
Though I try, my mind can’t comprehend it
It’s so high, too marvelous for words
I could sing a million songs about it
And barely scratch the surface of Your worth
This all my life, the banner I’ll be waving
My anthem cry no matter what may come
And when I rise to walk the streets of heaven
I’ll still be singing this song (oh, my song)
For everything that You’ve done
How great the love of God (hey)
Chorus Twice
How great is the love of God
Thank You Jesus
Lyrics: Phil Wickham, Cody Carnes, Benjamin William Hastings, Michael Brandon Lake