Surrendered Life

Daniel’s Statue

An Inner Journey of Overcoming

In the book of Book of Daniel, a great statue is revealed:

A head of gold.

Chest and arms of silver.

Belly and thighs of bronze.

Legs of iron.

Feet of iron mixed with clay.

Historically, these were kingdoms.

But inwardly, they can also mirror the kingdoms that rule within the human soul.

Gold — Glory and Self

Gold shines.

It reflects light.

It carries honour.

In the beginning, we are drawn to glory — reputation, identity, calling, significance. Even spiritual calling can begin in gold.

But gold is soft.

It bends easily.

Silver — Exchange and Refining

Silver passes through fire.

Here, things are stripped. Attachments are tested. Security is questioned.

The soul begins to surrender what once felt essential.

Bronze — Endurance

Bronze does not glitter. It withstands.

This is the season of perseverance. Obedience when no one sees. Faithfulness without applause.

Iron — Strength

Iron is strong.

Here resolve is formed.

Conviction deepens.

Self-rule begins to loosen.

But iron can be harsh if it stands alone.

Iron and Clay — Integration

Strength mixed with humanity.

This is the final stage.

Not evil.

Not failure.

But mixture.

Where parts of us are aligned, and parts still resist.

And here the stone strikes.

The Stone

In Daniel 2, a stone “cut without hands” strikes the feet.

Not by human effort.

Not by self-perfection.

God finishes what He begins.

The kingdoms within fall —not by violence, but by surrender.

Self-rule is replaced with surrendered life.

And the stone becomes a mountain.

The Mountain

The mountain represents what God establishes.

It is stable.

It is permanent.

It does not strive.

Those who overcome are not absorbed into it.They are built into it.

As First Epistle of Peter 2:5 says, we are living stones being built into a spiritual house.

And in Book of Revelation 3:12, the one who overcomes becomes a pillar in the temple of God.

The mountain is not ego enlarged.

It is humanity aligned.

The City on the Hill

Jesus said in Gospel of Matthew 5:14:

“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.”

When enough stones are shaped by surrender, when self-rule has fallen, when strength and humanity are integrated — a visible community emerges.

Not dramatic.

Not self-proclaimed.

Just:

• peaceful

• ethical

• steady

• kind

• serving

This is the kingdom on earth as it is in heaven.

Not spectacle.

Rest.

The New Jerusalem

In Revelation, the New Jerusalem descends from heaven.

It is built of stones, foundations, gates.

It is not constructed by human ambition .It comes from God.

The inward overcoming prepares people to dwell in what God establishes.

The desert of the soul gives way to rest.

Not because we became the mountain.

But because Christ in us replaced self-rule.

Line upon line.

Until rest remained.