1 Corinthians 1:27-29, No Flesh Should Glory in His Presence

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1 Corinthians 1:27-29 But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; 28 And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: 29 That no flesh should glory in his presence.

The king Nebuchadnezzar thought he was the greatest power on earth and in heaven when he was king over the vastest empire on earth – The Babylonian Empire. In the height of his glory, God humbled him by consigning him to live like a beast for 7 years. At the end of the 7 years, his senses returned to him. He made this testimony –  Daniel 4:37 “Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.“

In the height of his folly and pride, Nebuchadnezzar learned that there is the most High God in heaven that rules overall – Daniel 4:33-35 “The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hairs were grown like eagles’ feathers, and his nails like birds’ claws. 34 And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation: 35 And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?“

Even the greatest king on earth God is able to subdue. Indeed, man must know his humble creature status and bow down in humble worship to God lest we come under His wrath in our pride. Amen.