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God Leaves a Stump and Roots

Today’s Reading: Daniel 4:1-37

Focal Verse: Daniel 4:15a

“Nevertheless leave the stump and roots in the earth.”

Some of us are harder-headed than others.  Some need a gentle nudge, others a full-force shove.  Nebuchadnezzar had to be pushed.
God showed Himself in mighty ways to Nebuchadnezzar.  Nebuchadnezzar still refused to turn from his sins and show mercy to the poor (v.26).
God had every right to destroy Nebuchadnezzar, but instead He gave him a “shove”.  God knew Nebuchadnezzar needed to be humbled, but even in the humbling, God had grace.  He left the “stump”.  He left the “roots”.  He left what it would take to restore him.

Think back to times when God had to give you a “nudge” or a “shove”.  Thank Him for not giving up on you.

Perhaps you need that shove right now or you have already been shoved.  Humble yourself before God now, knowing He will restore you.