Sermons About Belshazzar
Weighed and Wanting
Daniel 5:1-31 Every human heart has, by nature, a defiance and arrogance toward our creator and our dependence on Him. We tend to believe that we are the master of our fate and the captain of our soul. King Belshazzar was no different. He was much like his predecessor and grandfather, King Nebuchadnezzar. Both were prideful kings who chose to rebel against God. But, unlike his grandfather, Belshazzar would lose his life in his battle with God. The account of the fate of the defiant King Belshazzar unfolded in five acts: 1. The Drunken Feast (vv. 1+4) 2. The Deathly Fear (vv. 5+9) 3. The Disregarded Foreigner (vv. 10-16) 4. The Divine Forecast (vv. 17-23) 5. The Decisive Fall (vv. 24-31) The message that God delivered to Belshazzar was that his character and rule was weighed against God's standards and found lacking. Consequently, his kingdom was divided and his days numbered short. Indeed, the very night of Belshazzar's party, God allowed the Medo-Persian army to invade the walls of the city of Babylon and for Belshazzar's life to be taken. For those who have yet to receive Christ as their personal Lord and Savior, the handwriting is on the wall. God's word assures that you must repent or perish. As sinners, like Belshazzar, we are all weighed and found wanting based on God's high standards. God's call is for us to turn away from the corruptible things of this world and to seek His incorruptible glory!
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