READ: Daniel 5:1-8, 13-30
«Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise, it shall teach! Behold, it is laid over with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in the midst of it.» - Habbakuk 2:19

You are deceived and proud when you think that the only important thing in this world is money. Many people consider their power to come from the money they have. I once met a rich young man who was full of insults for God and for pastors. One day, after a short interaction with a pastor, he started shouting at the pastor. He shouted, “What do you have?” He continued shouting, “I have everything. What do you have that I do not have? I have everything!”

I listened as this man hurled insults at the pastor, all the while shouting, “I have everything, what do you have?” Somehow, he calculated his worth by what he had. Just like Belshazzar, he praised the gods of gold, of silver, of wood and of stone. In other words he had confidence in gold, in silver and in his house of stone and wood. You are puffed up like Belshazzar when you think that God is not important and that the only things that are important are gold, silver and wood.

They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone. - Daniel 5: 4

Dear friend, is that what your confidence lies in? Gold, silver, brass, iron, wood and stone? Are you just like Belshazzar? You are puffed up when your confidence is in your money. It will rot before your eyes and its power to save you will not work.