All Authority
"He was given authority, glory and sovereign power; all
peoples, nations and men of every language worshiped him.
His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass
away, and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed."
- Daniel 7:14
Napoleon was one of the greatest military commanders in
history. Rising to power in 1799, he built an empire that
extended throughout Europe for 15 years. He was finally
captured and was exiled to the island of St. Helena off of
Africa in 1815 and lived the last six years of his life
there.
In his last days he spoke truthfully: "You speak of
empires and power. Well, Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar,
Charlemagne, and myself founded empires, but on what did we
found them? Force. Christ founded His on love, and at this
moment there are millions ready to die for Him.... I see no
army, no banner or battering ram; yet a mysterious power is
there, working in the interest of Christianity; men secretly
sustained here and there by a common faith in the great
Unseen. I die before my time, and my body will be given to
the earth as food for worms. Such is the fate of him called
Napoleon the Great. But look to Christ, honored and loved in
every land. Look at His kingdom, rising over all other
kingdoms. His life was not the life of a man; His death not
that of a man but of God. "
All authority is given to Jesus Christ, our Lord. Today in
prayer, praise Him that He is Lord of all.
"But the coming kingdom is altogether different. It will
never be destroyed. It will not be succeeded by another, but
will endure for ever. Its universality in space is thus
paralleled by its universality in time and as such reflects
the very nature of God himself." - D.S. Russell
God's Word: "And God placed all things under his feet and
appointed him to be head over everything for the church" -
Ephesians 1:22
By Peter Kennedy, Copyright 2004, Devotional E-Mail
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