Change of Tune

Change of Tune

Daniel 4:2 (NIV) It is my pleasure to tell you about the miraculous signs and wonders that the Most High God has performed for me.

Daniel 4 is a very unique chapter in the Bible because it is essentially composed under the authority of a pagan King, Nebuchadnezzar. While Nebuchadnezzar may have been intellectually convinced of the sovereignty and omniscience of the one true God, he had not had a true heart conversion in my opinion. The decree showed his gratitude to the Lord for delivering him from insanity and restoring him to his throne. But it’s a start and ol Nebuchadnezzar is changing his tune at this point about God.
You and I know people like this too. People who are grateful and thankful that God has preformed some miracle for them, or come through when they were in a bad spot. These are people who before cared very little if any about God and his ways. Then all of a sudden they are singing his praises. We are tempted to sit back and judge and say things like “we will see if this lasts” or “give it a week or two” or “its all fake just wait and see.” Or we can take advantage of their change of tune and do our best to plug them in even further to what God is doing. This is the perfect time to invite them to church, or a small group. This is a great time to ask them to serve on a team at your church. This is when we should pour it on, not wait and see.
God has a special way of changing people’s tunes. I believe it is time we see this not as an opportunity to watch someone fall back down, but instead as a time to do whatever we can to help push that person up even higher. The “Divine high” will fade away over time, and what we do during these times will determine if those people like Nebuchadnezzar hit rock bottom, or sore to new heights once it’s over. When you see God changing someone’s tune, jump in and get to work. Where God is at work we should be too!