Dan 4:28 "But all these things did happen to King Nebuchadnezzar.

     What things happened to Nebuchadnezzar? Daniel tried to warn him through the interpretation of a dream, verses 24-26. If he didn't watch out and repent he was going to become an animal and eat like a cow. What an encouraging word to give to the man they called the king of kings. The man that everyone had to bow down to. This man Daniel was certainly an adventuresome man. It took a lot of guts to tell the king of kings this exciting news. But God was trying to reach deep into Nebuchadnezzars heart to change him. Nebuchadnezzar had become complacent. He had become so pleased with himself and all of the great accomplishments he had done that he forgot God had enabled him to do them. So one day while walking on the flat roof of his royal palace in Babylon, he looked out across the city and said something like this: I am so good, look at this great city that I built by my mighty power! In other words DANG I'M GOOD! Just as he got his last word out about how great he was God spoke and in my words said No No Nebby out to the field you go. He was driven out to a field and began grazing grass with the cows they were probably fattening up for his table. His hair grew out like eagles feathers and his finger nails grew out to look like birds claws. What a thing to happen to the man that was called the king of kings.

     Here was a man that ignored one of the greatest proven prophets of all times, Daniel. Like I said before, Daniel was an adventurer. Here was a young Hebrew man brought into captivity when Israel was conquerred by the Babylonians. He becomes famous for his stand for God and his interpretation of another dream King Nebuchadnezzar had. He not only wrote down the words in the book of Daniel but he lived every word in it. Daniel had studied Jeremiah, Isaiah, Ezekiel, Samuel and Moses. All of the writings of Gods word and the prophesies they had already presented to Gods people. He outlived 4 Kings and three nations. Faced lions, knelt in a window and prayed so everyone could see him, after they told him not to and he stood his ground for the great Yahweh of Israel in a pagan land. He lived to a very old age for the true King of kings and Lord of lords, living a life filled with great adventure. Definantly not an ordinary, self seeking man. He knew why his great nation fell and determined in his heart not to follow after its example, not allowing himself to fall into any type of idolatry especially one of self pleasing, self gratifying worship of what great things he had accomplished.

     There is a great adventure awaiting every born again believer of Jesus Christ. We can choose to be like King Nebuchadnezzar or we can choose to be like Daniel. Adventure will keep you young and full of life like Daniel had. Sure he faced death, threatenings by enemies, lions and tigers and bears , O My. But he outlived them all. Nebuchadnezzar chose the other route of complacency and yes after a few years of grazing for his dinner he did repent and confess there was only one God in heaven, but after that you don't hear of him again.

     Here is another example of a great adventure, In Matthew chapter 10 Jesus sends out 12 men. No ordination papers, no seminary, no bible college.Just Jesus telling them to go tell all the Jews about Him. Cast out devils, heal the sick, give site to the blind and hearing to the deaf. Oh by the way just like they want to kill me they are going to want to kill you. Don't be afraid, it will be ok, just shout it from the roof tops! Now go and have fun preaching my word. What an adventure! You never know what is going to be waiting for you around the next corner. How exciting and how scared they must have been. But they got up and went out preaching Gods word. How much better could it get.
      It doesn't matter who you are, your life is what you determine to make it. You can be a Nebuchadnezzar or a Daniel, a self seeker or a God seeker. It is all up to “you”. If you go for Christ and walk in His Spirit, denying yourself and taking up your cross daily, doesn't that sound a lot better than ending your life eating like a cow. When you step out in faith believing, God will step out and make the way where there seems to be no way. Then when you are walking around looking at everything that has happened in your life you can say, with all sincerity, what an awesome God we serve!

     So do not allow fear of the unknown to stop the great adventure God has planned for you. You never know what door of opportunity is awaiting your life. If you will remember this one thing, Adventure will keep you young and full of life. Complacency will make you age to quick.