MIDWEEK MEDITATION

I saw in the night visions,
and behold, with the clouds of heaven
    there came one like a son of man,
and he came to the Ancient of Days
    and was presented before him.
 And to him was given dominion
    and glory and a kingdom,
that all peoples, nations, and languages
    should serve him;
his dominion is an everlasting dominion,
    which shall not pass away,
and his kingdom one
    that shall not be destroyed.

Daniel 7:13-14

There is a kingdom coming. 

Those who see it with the eyes of faith find peace in the storm and courage in the battle. Those who see it have a hope that goes beyond the circumstances around them. Nations rise and fall, but the one like the Son of Man will receive the honor due His name.

Jesus, Our Redeemer, went to the cross with His eyes fixed on that kingdom to come. Scripture says that for the joy that was set before Him, He endured. He wasn’t looking behind, around, or even at the pain and suffering of the cross. He looked ahead. 

Where are you looking today? There is a kingdom coming and those who see it with the eyes of faith are strengthened and they endure.  

Do you see it?