Nations Rise and Fall by God's Will

[S] Jeremiah 34:22 --
22  ‘Behold, I am going to command,’ declares the Lord, ‘and I will bring them back to this city; and they will fight against it and take it and burn it with fire; and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation without inhabitant.’"

[O] God casually mentions this but He can move nations of all types back and forth.at will.  This is really an amazing fact especially living in today's culture where we so much think rising and falling of nations is totally up to our own plans and performances.

[A] With the financial markets going up and down, and nations' rating following that same path, I am so easily persuaded to find my own ways to get the bearing in this turbulent world.  But I cannot forget the fact that God is the one who allows nations to rise and fall; stock markets to rise and fall.

[P] Dear Father almighty, all of our belongings and the nations we live in are in the palm of Your hands.  So I submit to Your ownership of this world I live in and I declare that I will always seek Your ways and paths instead of trying to figure out my own relying on my own intelligence.  May I live in the nation that You desire for me to carry out Your purposes.  In Jesus' name.  Amen.