Today was a great day to relax and rest from the stress I had been putting on myself. I gave some guitar lessons to a friend and spent some time in fellowship. Me and Erin cooked dinner together and made some corn on the cob, honey lime chicken, and black beans. It was delicious! Looking forward to a relaxing weekend here in Statesboro.
Daniel 7:
Well I really have no interest in discussing the implications of Daniel's dream. I knew it would be a challenge in the last few chapters to stay objective and not put a whole lot of my personal interpretation into my discussion, so I will try to focus just on one verse.
"But the saints of the Most High will receive the kingdom and will possess it forever-yes, for ever and ever."
There are some crazy things going on in this chapter. Crazy things. But the parallel I think is important is that there are crazy things going on in our world today. Not just in the news, but in our daily lives. Things that are not very well understood, that are both vague and out of reach. As we face the uncertainty of the events ahead of us, there is one thing we must remember. That we are part of a greater Kingdom than any on this earth. We serve a King who is greater than any of the kings on this earth. What happens to the four kingdoms? They are allowed to live for a period of time, then pass away. But if we will take hold of the Kingdom today, renounce our citizenship of earthly kingdoms and live for eternity, we will possess life forever.
I had some Jehovah's witnesses come to my door the other day. Their entire message was the impiety of political participation. This is not what I mean by renouncing our earthly citizenship. I believe we have a responsibility to our government, to elect officials who will lead with integrity regardless of their religious beliefs. But we must place our faith in our eternal Kingdom, knowing that the earthly kingdom we serve here will one day pass away. This is the goal, to stay focused on where we truly belong and not be swayed by what is at hand or what is to come.
That's all I got for tonight! Good night and stay blessed and highly favored.
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