Power!

As we near the end of our series "Living in God's World, Even When It's Hard" I would like you to consider this question, "Have you ever worked for a great boss? And what made them great?" A boss is a person who has authority, they are the boss. But a great boss uses that authority in a way that benefits the employees, benefits the company and benefits the customer or the community. They use authority well. This Sunday's reading is about power in the world. The nations that would arise after Daniel would wield great power. They would battle back and forth to gain it or to keep it. The passage is about how power is wielded in the world. The people of God often find themselves subject to powers that purpose to harm them. They are often at the short end of the stick. God warned us that this would happen. As believers in Jesus we often talk about the power of Jesus in our lives. Power is not evil in and of itself, but it is the people who have it and what they do with it that is the problem. How does know Jesus as our Savior and Lord change the way we view and exercise authority? Let's think about that together.