Proclamation:
"And
we know that in all things God works for the good of
those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose." Romans
8:28 (NIV)
Explanation:
The Apostle Paul tells the Christians inRome
The Apostle Paul tells the Christians in
Application:
When we are in the mist of a bad situation, it is often very difficult to accept or understand that God knows what is happening to us. Intellectually, we know that God is in control, but it is often hard of us to see how some things, which we consider bad, can actually work in our favor and end up being good for us. However, we must recognize that we have a very limited capacity for understanding and even less foresight. Every thing that happens is for a purpose. People enter our lives for a reason or for a season, to test us or to bless us, to hinder us or to help us. Everything is part of God’s will for us or part of His permissive will. Remember, Satan had to get God’s permission before he could mess with Job. (Job 1:9 and 2:6) After he passed the test, Job was blessed with twice as much as he had beforehand. (Job 42:10) We cannot possibly know what God knows about us, our current circumstances and the implications thereof. We just need to trust Him, and since He knows everything about the past, present, and the future, we should trust that God knows what is best for us. As the song goes, "we will understand it better by and by."
When we are in the mist of a bad situation, it is often very difficult to accept or understand that God knows what is happening to us. Intellectually, we know that God is in control, but it is often hard of us to see how some things, which we consider bad, can actually work in our favor and end up being good for us. However, we must recognize that we have a very limited capacity for understanding and even less foresight. Every thing that happens is for a purpose. People enter our lives for a reason or for a season, to test us or to bless us, to hinder us or to help us. Everything is part of God’s will for us or part of His permissive will. Remember, Satan had to get God’s permission before he could mess with Job. (Job 1:9 and 2:6) After he passed the test, Job was blessed with twice as much as he had beforehand. (Job 42:10) We cannot possibly know what God knows about us, our current circumstances and the implications thereof. We just need to trust Him, and since He knows everything about the past, present, and the future, we should trust that God knows what is best for us. As the song goes, "we will understand it better by and by."
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