So whatever happened to the Roman Empire??? It was so powerful and extensive for so long... Yes, and how about Babylon and Persia and Alexander the Great? How about Egypt and the great pharaohs or Assyria? Hey, remember the heydey of Europe when even Portugal was building an empire? Spain under Ferdinand and Isabella...England and the British Empire that ruled the seas and colonized so much of the world?? But then again there is the U.S.A. and it seems our time of dominance is passing as well. On the other hand, the people of Israel keep on...persist...endure. And the church of Jesus Christ is renewed and reborn with each generation. It was sobering this morning to consider history and remember that there is One who is greater than the kings of earth and the empires they build and the power they project. Earthly kings and kingdoms all tend to rise and fall but the people of the Bible continue and the children of faith are born in every time as the Gospel continues in power and is handed across from older to younger and from nation to nation and tribe to tribe. The One who rules outside of time also rules across time and His Kingdom shall never end.
Daniel 7:18 But the saints of the Most High shall receive the kingdom, and possess the kingdom forever, even forever and ever.
blessings,
Rob Smith
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