3 Big Questions Everyone Answers Whether They Know it or Not

Last updated on: February 27, 2020 at 5:00 am by Mark Driscoll

3 Big Questions Everyone Answers Whether They Know it or Not 2020-02-06T18:50:35-05:00 Mark Driscoll

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Daniel 4:1-3 – King Nebuchadnezzar to all peoples, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth: Peace be multiplied to you! It has seemed good to me to show the signs and wonders that the Most High God has done for me. How great are his signs, how mighty his wonders! His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion endures from generation to generation.

Roughly 2,600 years ago, the most dominant and deadly superpower on the earth was Babylon, which is modern day Iraq. Their tyrant king Nebuchadnezzar was warned by God that if he did not humble himself and repent of his sin within one year, he would lose his mind. That very thing happened and, returning to the throne after wandering around the yard eating grass and sleeping outside for seven years, he sent forth an official state letter explaining this complex and confusing season of his life.

From the opening lines of his letter, we learn three big questions that everyone answers whether they know it or not:

Are you really and truly investing your life to build God’s Kingdom, or some other empire like your business, family, or ministry that are not truly for God?
Do you worship the “Most High God” alone, or do other rulers like people, pleasure, power, prestige, or peace get the best of your time, energy, and money?
Who gets the glory in your life story? If you get the glory in your life story, then it’s a biography. If God gets the glory in your life story, then it’s a testimony. The reason Nebuchadnezzar went crazy for seven years is because he took the credit/glory for all the success in his life. Now, it seems like he is talking about God in a grateful and humble way for the first time.

How have you, honestly, with your time, energy, and money answered each of these three big questions?

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