The story of Daniel is described in this song "No Compromise" by Peter Furler from the Newsboys. You can see the music video here
The below lyrics are found toward the end of the song:
"Kingdoms crumble.
Rulers fall.
My God you will
Out rule them all."
These lyrics have come to mind for me in recent days.
My generation hasn't seen a lot of wars. We weren't around for World War I or II. We were still young when the Cold War took place. Aside from what we have read in history books or seen in movies, most of us in the West probably have not spent a lot of time considering what it would mean for one country to conquer another country.
Certainly there have been powers that have risen and fallen in our lifetimes across the world, but none that have drastically changed the western world map.
The possibility of a conquering King/Rule/Czar is not one that sits well with 21'st century ideals.
And yet we have watched Ukraine struggle with this very issue.
Which brings me back to the song.
I am grateful to be an American. But I am infinitely more grateful to be a Christian.
As Christians, the kingdoms and powers of this present life impact us, but they do not define us. We know from prophecy that all earthly kingdoms will one day fall.
According to Daniel 2:44, "In the time of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will crush all those kingdoms and bring them to an end, but it will itself endure forever."
So as unsettling as it is to listen to the news, we can have confidence that no matter which kingdoms crumble around us, we are members of an everlasting kingdom which will never fall.
Forever praise be to the only true King, our Redeemer and our Friend.
