In Daniel 7, the vision of the prophet shows and explains who Christ is, and what it's all about. Christ the crowning GLORY of creation, the greatest, the highest, and the Holiest one and only God. He has not come just to wipe our slates clean but to reign perfectly and righteously (the kindest, most fair, most beneficial way for all), that ALL should serve Him, thus serving one another and living life as He has designed it to be! (1 John ²This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and carrying out his commands. ³This is love for God: to obey his commands. And his commands are not burdensome, ⁴for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.)

I love imagining today what it would be like to witness the Ancient of Days bestow the Glory of Creation on His Son, who laid down His life that we may know the greatness of God.

¹³"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.
¹⁴ 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.

So these last few days I am blessed to be at the beach with my family, but I dream of the day they could possibly hang out with me on another beach on the other side of the world, hopefully with new brothers and sisters, and experience His creation like I do in that place. My prayer these days is just that He'll give me vision for this next place. Since I am journeying to Hong Kong, to me it's like walking towards the promise land, trusting that the Lord will reign there as we walk faithfully.

If we are sons and daughters of God, and our families (blood or spiritual) are one of the many ways that He expands His kingdom, (therefore bringing blessing to people) can we claim these words as a promise to us? Sometimes He asks us to do hard things, yet He knows the outcome . I PRAY we will be a blessing to this place.

Now the Lord said to Abram, "Go from your country and your kindred and your father's house to the land that I will show you. And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed."
Genesis 12:1-3

We'll never know the impact that we have on the world, and the ripples of the Spirit's work in and through our lives are incalculable. Walking in faith, knowing the journey to the promised land is not always easy, He imparts a taste of the promise to us along the way. This is our reality as believers: His Kingdom come here on earth as it is in heaven.

Lord may we be a blessing to all we encounter- for your name and your renown or the desire of our souls! (Is 26:8)