“Our Humble Response to God’s Greatness/Sovereignty Can Only Be Prayerful Worship 我們對神伟大/權能的谦卑回應只能是常常禱告的敬拜“（Daniel 但以理書 4:33-37）
… raised my eyes towards heaven, my sanity was restored. Then I praised the Most High; I honoured and glorified him who lives for ever. His dominion is an eternal dominion; his kingdom endures from generation to generation. … my honour and splendour were returned to me for the glory of my kingdom. … I was restored to my throne and became even greater than before. … praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, because everything he does is right and all his ways are just. And those who walk in pride he is able to humble.
… 舉目望天，我的理智恢復過來，我就稱頌至高者，讚美尊崇活到永遠的神。祂的統治永無窮盡，祂的國度直到萬代。… 為著我國的光榮，我的威嚴和光輝也都恢復過來了。… 我的王權重新堅立，我的權勢越發增加。… 讚美、尊崇、榮耀天上的王，因為祂所作的一切都正確，祂所行的也都公平；行為驕傲的，祂都能貶低。
The Babylonian King could see the truth about himself only when he first saw the truth that the God whom we serve not only exists but reigns. He broke free from his madness at the end of God’s appointed time and had the opportunity to humble himself lifting his eyes to heaven. His return of reason results in worship and prayer. God wanted to restore him bringing him not to low but to his proper place before God and among people. Babylon is used in the Bible as a figure of the world system in general. Nebuchadnezzar’s madness foreshadows the madness of Gentile nations in their rejection of God. His fall typifies Christ’s judgment of the nations in Christ’s Second Coming. His restoration foreshadows the restoring of some of these nations in the millennial kingdom.
巴比倫王可以看見有關自己的真相，只有當他首先看見那真理，就是我們所事奉的那位神不單只存在，而且也統治。到了神所指定時間的結束，他才從自己精神失常的牢籠中逃脫，並且有機會謙卑自己，舉目望天；他理智的歸回引致敬拜和禱告。神要恢復他，把他帶到不是低點，而是在神面前和人民中間他正確的位置。在聖經裡巴比倫一般被用作為這世界軆系的一個象徵：尼布甲尼撒的瘋狂，預示外邦列國在他們對神的拒絕上的瘋狂；他的衰亡象徵在基督第二來臨中基督對列國的審判；他的恢復預示在千禧國度裡列國中的一些邦國的恢復。
Prayer: Almighty Lord, there have been many who rise from humble origins to great glory and then fall, most, if not all, falling through pride. You resist the proud but give grace to the humble. May you grant us a heart of humble adoration to your greatness/sovereignty as demonstrated by unquestionable acceptance, exercising the spirit of reverent love and letting our spirit have profound delight. Amen.
禱告: 全能的主啊，已有許多人從卑微的出身，升到光彩耀目的高點，之後墜落，而若不是所有，也大多數是因著驕傲而跌倒。你拒絕驕傲的人，卻施恩給謙卑的人。願你賜給我們對你偉大/權能的謙卑崇敬之心，如毫無疑問的接受所証明，保持虔誠敬愛的精神，並讓我們得著深刻的欣喜。阿們。
