“And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.”
I think that this verse is etched on my memory banks and on my heart. I do not know how many times a day I quote it, because it is a great encouragement to me. I know that as I live my life and face all of the things that I have to face, that God is in all of the details of my life. I know it because this verse promises me that it is true. Two words that encourage me in this verse are “we know.” We can know that God is involved in all of the details of our lives. He is involved in our family’s lives. He is involved in the places where we work, shop, play, etc. He is involved in all of the relationships that we have in every aspect of our lives. I want this verse to encourage you as It is important to point out that “all things work together...” This means that God takes everything that occurs in our lives, both good and bad, and works them together. When we have to go through the various ailments that we have to endure in this life, we are not to blame God for the ailments, but we are to praise Him for being with us while we are going through them. This is what I mean by God’s working everything “together.” God gets blamed for a lot of our problems, when He did not cause them, but He did work in the situation to enable us to bear them. I am not one of those Christians who says that if we believe in Jesus we will never have to face difficult times. This word “together” means that even in difficult times God is with us. He is in the details. That brings us to the words “for good.” This means that as God works through the details of our lives, and as He observes all of the things that we do, in His grace and mercy He is bringing all of those things together for our good. I can truthfully say that this is true in my life, and I think that you can say the same thing if you are a believer in Jesus. Thist doesn’t mean that all of the details are good, but it does mean that somehow God will work it to our good. We do ourselves a terrible injustice when we underestimate the love that God has for us. God is working things “together for good” because He wants the best for us. We who are parents know the truth of this, because we feel the same way about our children and grandchildren. Who is it that God “works all things together for good” for? He works in all of the details of the lives of those who “love Him, and are called according to His purpose.” This does not mean that only preachers have this promise. All believers are “called according to His purpose.” We receive Christ as our Savior, in the first place, because we love Him, but also because we answered His call on our lives and His purpose became our purpose. What we need to do is to claim this promise and give God something to work with for good in the details of our lives. Grasp this truth and claim it for your life. Bro. Joe
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