Handwriting on the Wall

He said, you take every powerful good thing, mountains, gold, silver, treasures, homes, lighting, everything. You put all of that on this side of the scale and it's heavy. But once you put the king of kings and the lord of lords on this side, it outweighs them all. It outweighs them all. And so God has taken the weight of sin and put it on his shoulders so that you could be set free. So don't leave here weighed down by the things of the world. Leave here forgiven. Leave here freed with the love of Christ found in your heart. [01:12:01] (54 seconds)  #KingOutweighsAll

You don't want the Lord to write on your wall today. I promise. He is saying your days have been numbered. You have lived in luxury, in self indulgence. You have entertained you and your family, but you have not honored the Lord. And because of that, your kingdom is going to end. That writing is about the king. And because you have been found weighed, not in honoring the Lord, but in deceiving all of those and having them run far from God. [01:09:04] (39 seconds)  #DaysAreNumbered

And prophecy was written in Isaiah and in Jeremiah that this moment would happen, and it actually happens. And so they are actually able to overcome the Babylonians without even a fight because the king was so proud. I don't need to worry about them. We're guarded. We're protected. It's gonna be fine. So I just want to remind you, your days are numbered. Your days are numbered, so are mine. And when you are put on the scale, what outweighs the most? [01:10:29] (36 seconds)  #ProphecyFulfilled

And you and your lords, your wives, and concubines have drunk wine from them. And you have praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which did which do not see or hear or know, but the god in whose hand is your breath and whose are all your ways you have not honored. So Daniel is still underneath an authoritative figure, but he has no fear in telling him what's up. Bro, you've messed up. [01:07:19] (33 seconds)  #CallOutIdolatry

Whom he would, he killed, and whom he would, he kept alive, Whom he would, he raised up, and whom he would, he humbled. But when his heart was lifted up and his spirit was hardened so that he dealt proudly, he was brought down from his kingly throne and his glory was taken from him. He was driven among the children of mankind and his mind was made like that of a beast and his dwelling was with the wild donkeys. We read this last week. [01:06:14] (30 seconds)  #GodHumblesAndExalts

He was fed grass like an ox and his body was wet with the dew of heaven until he knew that the most high god rules the kingdom of mankind and sits over it whom he will. So he just summarized his father's grandfather's story, up being humbled, being brought up again. And you, his son, Belteshar, have not humbled your heart. Though you knew all this, but you have lifted up yourself against the lord of heaven, and the vessels of his house have been brought in before you. [01:06:44] (35 seconds)  #IgnoredLessons

He's not even getting an interpretation yet. He's just telling you how he sees it. You knew all the things that God did. You saw Nebuchadnezzar. You heard about these stories of God's greatness, but yet you chose to live in the world. You chose to entertain the things that don't belong to God, that only belong to the deceiver, and you've entertained those things. And you've made the gods of gold and silver and iron and stone and all these things, you've put them above the Lord. [01:07:53] (31 seconds)  #WorldlyOverGod

And king this king right here is all about pride. It's all about himself. It's me, myself, and I. I'm the king. I'm the ruler. And in fact, I'm so holy. I want you to go grab those sacred elements. And I want you to bring them into this party that we're having, and we're gonna drink from them. And who is God? It's me. I am the king. [00:56:53] (28 seconds)  #IdolOfSelf