When we look at world events, sometimes we are prone to question the future. Nations rise against each other and often only stalemates in accomplishing whatever they are after. If we look only at history and current events, we could get very discouraged and wonder what tomorrow holds. However when we look at the Scriptures, we can be assured that God has the final word, and He has everything in His complete control.

Haggai 2:7 says, “I will shake all nations, and the Desire of All Nations shall come to this Temple, and I will fill this place with my glory…” (TLB).

The Almighty God we serve has eventual control over all the affairs of men and women. As we labor for His cause, we can be assured that what we do has everlasting purposes. We need not wonder about the final outcome, because God has declared it in His Word. The events taking place in our world today were predicted by Haggai and other prophets in the Old Testament.

God says, “I will shake the nations.” The beautiful part of this passage, however, has to do with the fulfillment of God’s great plan for our redemption and our time with Him throughout eternity.

“The Desire of All Nations” refers, of course, to Jesus Christ. Haggai saw Christ long before He came to this earth and gave His life for us. Through the divine inspiration of God’s Holy Spirit to men and women of Haggai’s day,   — as well as to all of us today — He revealed that what the world needs is the Desire of All Nations. It is hard to believe that all the nations of the world, in their heart of hearts, really desire Jesus Christ to be their Lord?

This will be the eventual outcome of History. Look at Haggai 2:8, 9. “The future splendor of this Temple will be greater than the splendor of the first one! For I have plenty of silver and gold to do it! And here I will give peace,’ says the Lord.”

When problems and questions about the future swirl around us, we can take heart. We already know the end of the story!