Counterfeit Gods: The Empty Promises of Money, Sex, and Power, and the Only Hope that Matters

by Timothy J. Keller

The Insecure King

Nebuchadnezzar.

the king summoned the magicians, enchanters, sorcerers and astrologers to tell him what he had dreamed.

“feet of clay” and came crashing down.

When we set our hearts on power, we become hardened predators. We become like what we worship.

more powerful than he had ever dreamed, but he was also fearful, hideous, and completely lonely.

shock of his transformation humbled Eustace and he longed to be a normal boy again. As his pride faded, the idolatry in his heart began to be healed.

Daniel 4:34, 36