God sometimes brings seasons in our lives where we are called to chop down our tree, just like in the dream God gave to King Nebuchadnezzar. When Daniel interpreted the dream to King Nebuchadnezzar, it was during a time when the king was at his peak, the most powerful, and richest. God purposely gave Nebuchadnezzar this dream, warning him that if he did not change his ways, if he did not honor our Father, God was going to remove him from his reign.
Chopping down our tree is an important part of our lives, sometimes we need to chop down our trees, in order to remove our old selves. God allows seasons to enter our lives so that we can chop down our tree, so that we can remove, work, learn, and humble ourselves. It is a fact of life that we are all flawed; we are filled with sins. By chopping the tree and removing the branches, our insecurities, pride, arrogance, selfishness, and negative attitudes will fall off and a new tree will start to form in the image of Christ.
As we cut our tree, watch and see God move in our lives. Watch our old tree turn into a new tree: brighter, vibrant, bigger, stronger, wider, and bearing more fruit. The old has gone! The new has come, and see God transform our lives.
Daniel 4:14, He called in a loud voice: Cut down the tree and trim off its branches; strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit. Let the animals flee from under it and the birds from its branches. 15 But let the stump and its roots, bound with iron and bronze, remain in the ground, in the grass of the field. Let him be drenched with the dew of heaven, and let him live with the animals among the plants of the earth. 16 Let his mind be changed from that of a man and let him be given the mind of an animal, till seven times pass by for him.
By: Shaun Lee
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