Romans 8:28 “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.”
As you come to Romans 8:28, you find that God is assuring us that the difficulties of life are working for us and not against us. Because of this assurance, Romans 8:28 becomes one of the most important verses for a believer. It is probably referred to more than any other verse as we seek to make sense of life’s difficult circumstances. The believer finds hope and encouragement in times of difficulties and pain, trials and tribulations, heartache and failure, as Romans 8:28 reveals an eternal perspective of our circumstances and situations. Our God is watching every detail of our lives (He can tell you in a split second how many hairs are on your head), and then He works to bring about His desired outcome. Romans 8:28 tells us that GOD is at work, and while not everything that is happening is good, He works things out for His glory and our good.
An illustration we might use to explain Romans 8:28 is the making of a chocolate chip cookie. Think about the various ingredients that are used to make a chocolate chip cookie. Individually, some ingredients are sweet, but mainly, the individual ingredients are bitter, and you absolutely would not want to eat any of those ingredients alone. But when they are put together with other ingredients, you get something very enjoyable. And don’t forget that if the bitter ingredients were not in the mixer, then it would not be a delicious chocolate chip cookie!! It is the mixture of the bitter with the sweet that makes the cookie so good.
So today, on 8/28, enjoy a chocolate chip cookie and consider how God is working ALL things happening in your life for His glory and your good.
Continue Strong, trusting God’s work,
And remember to Date the Word