King Humiliated. King Restored.

He ruined it. He blew it. Seven years acting like an animal, and God said, okay. I forgive you. I'm gonna restore everything back to you because I love you. Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the king of heaven for all his works are right and his ways are just, and those who walk in pride, he is able to humble. [01:09:02] (31 seconds)  #ForgivenAndRestored

But the truth is, there is an expiration date that has been stamped on your life. And in that moment, when you draw your last breath, however you lived in this life will determine how you live for the rest of eternity. I hope my expiration date is soon because I would much rather be in heaven. But until that day comes, I'm gonna rejoice, and I'm gonna celebrate in the joy, Jesus, others, yourself that God has for us on planet Earth. [01:10:05] (37 seconds)  #LiveForEternity

Don't mess up. I mean, that's hard to hear. But was it the truth? Absolutely, it was. I wasn't trying to condemn him. I was saying, dude, put your big boy boots on. Let's get after it. Start memorizing scripture. Start leading your family well. And you might see him preaching one day, but he saw his dad living a life of surrender. [01:03:32] (27 seconds)  #StepUpAndLead

So we have a king who was brought to humility for the Lord's sake, but he was again restored. Can I tell you that there is no sin too great that you've ever done that can keep you from the love of God? It's as far from the East to the West. It's never ending. It's always providing, and it's always available. [01:09:34] (31 seconds)  #GraceKnowsNoBounds

But, you know, when I talk to people and I share with them the story, what I tell people when I'm at the restaurants or at the grocery store or on the baseball field, all I'm telling them is the stories that I read that morning in the Bible. I'm not preaching a sermon. I'm not trying to give them all these cliff notes. I'm just like, this is how good god is. This is how much he loves you, and this is how that's shown in this story here. [01:02:26] (26 seconds)  #EverydayFaithStories

And so Daniel says the truth of this dream, but he also, in love, says, look. You can change your ways. If you would just learn to not be so bold and be so proud, if you humble yourself, this won't happen to you. And so as if Daniel is saying, this is my opinion. This is what you should do. But the king isn't upset with Daniel, and so I'm so grateful that's true. [00:59:11] (28 seconds)  #TruthWithLove

He doesn't need you to have all the answers, but he needs a dad that hungers and thirsts for righteousness. And so how is your time in the word? He said, well, that's just the problem. It really isn't that great. I think he's in it way more than I am. I said, man, thank you for being honest. Thank you for being humble. [01:02:00] (25 seconds)  #HungryForRighteousness

But how many times have you actually told the truth when God was leading you to do it, but you didn't? And because of that, you might have led someone astray. Yesterday was a fun day, at the baseball fields. There was a, kids run the bases, kids home run derby, an adult home run derby. And the guy standing preaching this morning may or may not be the champion of El Campo right now. I'm just saying. [00:59:39] (33 seconds)  #CourageToSpeakTruth