Text: Daniel 7:9-10

Dear Young People,

KEEP FOCUSING ON SEEING THE MAJESTY OF GOD
It is one thing to acknowledge the existence of God. It is another thing altogether to see Him as the Ancient of Days and seated on His Great Throne.

Daniel took time to describe what he saw. This represented his focus. He kept on seeking to focus on The Ancient of Days. We are well advised to emulate his example.

"His throne was a fiery flame,
Its wheels a burning fire;
A fiery stream issued
And came forth from before Him,

A thousand thousands ministered to Him;
Ten thousand times ten thousand
Stood before Him.
The court was seated,
And the books were opened."
Daniel 7:9-10

How do you feel as you read this portion of Scripture? What impresses your mind? Surely, we are impacted by the great majesty of God and His grand throne room.

The throne of God was not an ordinary one. The throne was as if it was set on wheels, and the fire surrounded the throne. From the fiery throne, "a fiery stream issued forth".

"Fire" is a great symbol in the Old Testament. It was a fiery burning bush that drew Moses. It was a pillar of fire that protected Israel at night when the nation journeyed to Canaan. It was fire that consumed the offering Elijah presented to God. It was fire that consumed the wicked young people who sought to harass him. The presence of fire represented the power of God to judge righteously. It also represented His Personal Presence.

The majesty of God is further enhanced by the fact that millions stood around to minister to Him. Imagine them as royal servants of God who stood at attention to do His bidding. Imagine millions of people serving God! What a majestic God we have! Do you have such an understanding and appreciation of God?

"THE BOOKS WERE OPENED…" Daniel 7:10
The "books" is a symbol of how God records all events in life. Man is accountable to God for all that he says and does in his life. Every wrong deed, every foul word, or for that matter, every kind act, every good word would be recorded and man held accountable. "And God requires an account of what is past." (Ecclesiastes 3:15)

Prayerfully,                                                                             

Pastor Charlie

First released 11th November 2001, © Bethany Independent-Presbyterian Church, Singapore