In Jeremiah 27:5-7 God is very adamant that His power created all things and He will "give it to anyone I choose." In this passage God even calls King Nebuchadnezzar His servant.
This king certainly wasn't part of the chosen people of God. He wasn't a Jew or a descendant of Abraham. But God made a choice to use this man for His purposes. His purpose at this time was to punish Israel and Judah for their sins; for continually turning their backs on Him to worship other gods.
It's still true today. God gets to choose whom He will use. His choice will not always be the person we expect or the person we want. But because God is God, He can use those who walk faithfully with Him or those who do not. I guess those who do not walk faithfully with God will believe the things that happen in their lives comes because of their intelligence or hard work or luck.
Whatever one may think, God is in control. Just as He chose Nebuchadnezzar to subdue Israel, his days were numbered and when those days were up, he would become the slave. Through it all, though, God's purposes were being fulfilled.
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