Upon hearing the dream of the multi-metallic statue and the interpretation, Nebuchadnezzar praises God. But as we learn in Chapter 3, Nebby did not actually decide to serve God, rather he only heard what he wanted to hear. He focused on the "I am the head of GOLD" part of the vision and not the "God sets up and takes down rulers" part.
We do this, too. We hear from God and take out what we want to hear. How often are we convicted of something through the Holy Spirit and then turn that conviction on another. We say, "Yes, I shouldn't have gossipped, but you know who really gossips, God? Let me tell you..." Or we feel the urging of the Holy Spirit to read our Bibles and then condemn those who don't.
I need to be careful to hear all that God is saying. I cannot just take one part and run with it. If I ignore the whole counsel of God, I become like old Nebby. I can praise God, but I am not serving Him.
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