Year 3, Day 342: Daniel 8

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Discipleship Focus: King

• King: This is the pinnacle of the Kingdom Triangle.  When we look towards God’s position in the universe, we acknowledge that He is king.  Authority comes from Him.  Power comes through His authority.

When we look at these visions in Daniel 8, we see rams and goats warring against each other.  When the goat wins, we see horns within the goat war with each other.  We see one of the horns practice deception.  We see the powerful rise up and believe they can even take on God.  We see humanity at its ugliest when we see human beings chasing after power and control.

In the midst of that perspective, we remember God is king.  Human beings can wage war against each other all they want.  We can do despicable things to one another.  We can muster our power against God.  But God will win.  He is omnipotent.  He is all-powerful.  In the end, nothing can stand in the face of His absolute will.

That is the God to whom we look when we are looking for authority in this world.

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