MID-WEEK MSNNA FROM PASTOR NAT’S DESK:
January 7, 2026
God’s Purposes Revealed by Inspiration
GOD’S PURPOSE IN NATIONS
We begin first with a couple of key texts for this topic following the rule of first-mention in the Bible (all emphasis and bracketed words provided):
AFTER THE FLOOD:
“These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their NATIONS. These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their NATIONS: and by these were THE NATIONS DIVIDED IN THE EARTH AFTER THE FLOOD.” Gen. 10: 31, 32, KJV.
THREE MONTHS AFTER ISRAEL’S EXODUS FROM EGYPT:
“In the third month, when the children of Israel were gone forth out of the land of Egypt, the same day came they into the wilder eras of Sinai. . . And Moses went up unto God, and the Lord called unto him out of the mountain, saying, Thus shalt thou SAY TO THE HOUSE OF JACOB, and tell the children of Israel; ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians. . . . Now therefore, IF ye will obey My voice indeed, and keep My covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto Me above all people; for all the earth is Mine: and ye shall be unto Me a kingdom of priests, and an HOLY NATION. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.” Exo. 19: 1, 3, 5, 6; cf. Lev. 20: 23- 26; Deut. 14: 2; 1 Pet. 2: 9.
“Blessed be the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom He hath chosen for His own inheritance.” Ps. 33: 12.
“Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.” Prov. 14: 34.
Now, a spiritually-profound quote from the inspired pen:
“In the annals of human history the GROWTH OF NATIONS, the rise and fall of empires, appear as dependent upon the will and prowess of man. The shaping of events seems, to a great degree, to be determined by his power, ambition, or CAPRICE.
“But in the Word of God the curtain is drawn aside, and we behold, behind, above, and through all the play and counter-play of human interests and powers and passions, the agencies of the all-merciful One, silently, patiently working out the counsels of His own will. The Bible reveals the true philosophy of history [in and
of the rise and fall of the nations and empires of man].” -Ellen G. White, Education, p. 173.
If only the “great and mighty men” and “kings and princes of the earth” who constantly plot and scheme to effect “regime changes”, “nation building,” and “controlling economic and strategic hemispheres” of this fallen world, would humbly consult the Word of God, how different the world history, current developments, and prophesied future events would have been!
But rest assured, faithful followers of Christ, God’s will and purpose for nations will be soon fulfilled in the triumphant and glorious emergence of the final antitypical “chosen generation, royal priesthood, HOLY NATION, and peculiar people.”
You, of course, can and should be part of it, if and when you simply trust and willingly obey God’s perfect plan of redemption of the true gospel!
To be continued next MWM, God willing. Bless all, NMF.