The Stone Cut Out of the Mountain

Daniel 2:44-45 is today's scripture mastery:

 44 And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.

 45 Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.

These verses are Daniel's interpretation of the dream that king Nebuchadnezzar had.  This is an amazing story to me.  To summarize the story, king Nebuchadnezzar had a dream that he wanted to know the interpretation of.  The problem was that he could not remember the dream. . . He wanted to know so badly that he threatened to kill all his wise men and astrologers and magicians if they could not tell him both his dream, and the interpretation of it.  Daniel was one of the wise men in the kingdom.  He knew that only God could provide what the king was asking for, so he fasted and prayed to God, asking for the dream and the interpretation.  God revealed to Daniel both, saving his life, but also the life of many others in the process.

Now, this dream that the king had was the foretelling of the restoration of the gospel to the earth in the last days.  The gospel, also known as the Kingdom of God, was figuratively cut out of the mountain without hands.  It is not something made my man.  It has come forth by the power of God.  It continues to grow, and it is now in most every kingdom in the world.  It will continue to grow, despite the opposition of the world, and it will fill the whole world.

This is great, as it will bring the blessings of the Atonement of Christ to all mankind.  These blessings are for all, bond and free, rich and poor, and men and women of all nations.  It is even for all those who have already lived, and now rest in the grave.  It is for all who are now on the earth.  It is also for all who are yet to be born!  God's love is not limited or arbitrary.  He has put his great plan of salvation in place for all.  I am very grateful for that.