As a Christian, you are a citizen of the kingdom of God, with an ultimate home and citizenship that will never fail, falter, or subside, but only increase, and you reign in that kingdom forevermore. This story of Daniel highlights the assurance of the preeminence of the kingdom of God, and you can remind yourself of your ultimate home and citizenship every day, living in a world that may seem foreign and overwhelming, but fueled by divine energy and guided by the sovereignty of God.
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