We
hear a very fanciful vision from the book of Daniel today, when Daniel has a
vision of four strange beasts. Yet,
these beasts are stripped of all their heavenly authority. The son of man comes down on the clouds of
heaven, being given all heavenly authority, all power and sovereignty. All nations and peoples worship the son of
man. We may not all have a fanciful
vision like Daniel, God may not appear to us in a vision or a dream in such a
dramatic way, but we all know in our hearts that Jesus, the Son of Man, is to
be given all of our praise and glory for the power and authority that has been
given over to him by the Father.
Although we do not see the Son in such a vision, we see his face in many
different manifestations as he is present to us in our world. Yesterday, we celebrated Thanksgiving, the
day when we as families and as a nation give thanks to the Lord for all of the
blessings he has given us in our lives.
And this weekend, we enter in the holy season of Advent, a time of
preparation and conversion, when we prepare for the coming of the Lord into our
world. May we give glory to our Lord
Jesus Christ today, giving him authority and dominion over our will and over
our lives.
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