Broken
Read Daniel 8.5-8
“.. the goat became very great, but at the height of his power his large horn was broken off ..” (Dan.8.8)
The seeming greatness of earthly empires is only ever relative: always fragile at best, and always impermanent at last, such empires are invariably succeeded by others, as history unfolds. Remember – God’s kingdom is forever (Heb.12.28)!
What do the verbs/adverbs used here to describe the activity of the ‘goat’ tell you about such earthly human empires? How is that played out today?
‘Horn’ signifies strength: what was Daniel being reminded of in the shattering of the ram’s horn (v.7) and the breaking off of the goat’s large horn (v.8)?
Prayer: In today’s turbulent world I’m so grateful that while crowns and thrones may perish, and kingdoms rise and wane, Your church, Lord Jesus, constant will remain.