Emergency services in Carlsbad, California, rescued a woman with an Australian accent who could not remember who she was. Because he suffered from amnesia and did not have identification, he could not give his name or say where he came from. Medical help and media were required to restore her health, tell her story and meet with her family.
Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, also forgot who he was and where he came from. However, his "amnesia" was spiritual. By claiming the merit of having obtained for himself the kingdom that had been granted to him, he forgot that God is the King of kings, and that everything he had belonged to Him (Daniel 4:17, 28-30).
God enacted the king's state of mind, taking him to the field to live with wild animals and graze like cows (verses 32-33). Finally, after seven years, Nebuchadnezzar looked at the heavens, and recalled who he was and who had given him the kingdom. Back in his senses, he declared: "Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise, magnify and glorify the King of heaven" (v. 37).
And we? Who do we think we are? Where we come from? As we are prone to forget, with whom can we count to help us remember but with the King of kings?
Read: Daniel 4: 28-37
