We know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. – Romans 8:28
At the Constitutional Convention, June 28, 1787, Benjamin Franklin is reported to have said, “I have lived, Sir, a long time, and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth—that God governs in the affairs of men.” Franklin was 81 years old at the time.
Nebuchadnezzar II was a powerful ruler and the longest-serving king of ancient Babylon. He was a great military leader and his empire was vast. Among his many building projects was the Ishtar Gate, majestic, covered in glazed blue bricks with animals and other entities in gold-embossed low relief. He has been credited with the construction of the Hanging Gardens, one of the ancient world’s Seven Wonders. But Nebuchadnezzar had to acknowledge that God was sovereign above him. In Daniel 4:17, he said, “The sentence is by the decree of the watchers, the decision by the word of the holy ones, to the end that the living may know that the Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom he will and sets over it the lowliest of men.”
As the world witnesses the turmoil of the end of the war in Afghanistan and the takeover by the Taliban there, some may be tempted to wonder whether or not God has abandoned control over the affairs of humanity. Today’s verse reassures you that, as you follow His calling, God will work everything out for your good according to His plans and purposes. He wants you to rest in Him with confidence today.
God’s overarching purpose is that the world might know Him and Jesus Christ whom He has sent for their redemption (John 17:3). His sovereignty and control are fueled by His love.
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