GOD WORKS FOR OUR GOOD

TUESDAY, 22ND AUGUST, 2023.

Author: PASTOR DR. SAMUEL AYORINDE

TOPIC:  GOD WORKS FOR OUR GOOD

MEMORIZE: “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

SCRIPTURE READING: Romans 8:27-28 RSV

“And he who searches the hearts of men knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. 28 We know that in everything God works for good with those who love him, who are called according to his purpose.”

EXPOSITION:

Romans 8:28 is a popular verse among many Christians. It states that in all things, God is working for my good. For those who, like me. This is an appealing message. God is working for my good. While I might be experiencing some struggles now, they are temporary. God will soon step in to work it all out and fix things for me. 

But is that really what this passage says? I don’t believe it is. It is not a promise that I am going to be debt free, with a nice car and house, a good job, and adoring wife and obedient children. I might think those are good for me. But God is looking at something bigger. He is preparing me both for service here as well as for eternity.

ACCORDING TO HIS PURPOSE…

You notice that the verse and passage read, “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.” - Romans 8:28. The Bible says, God is working for the good of those who love him. Those who have been called according to his purpose. There is a lot in that, but of particular interest is the expression ‘called according to his purpose’. God is not working for my purposes, but for his in my life. He is working, though all things, to make me good for his purposes. He is the master craftsman. I am just a lump of clay. He is not working to make me what I want to be. But what he wants me to be. A good and useful pot that he can fill.

The two verses that follow describe some of what God is doing in and for me – “For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.” Romans 8:29-30. He predestined me to be like Jesus. That is what this lump of clay is being molded into: to show forth His praises. And he has called me, justified me, and glorified me for this purpose. God is indeed working for my good. In all things.

PRAYER POINT:  Lord Jesus, help me to discover your purpose for my life and help me to fulfill it to your glory in Jesus Name.

DAILY BIBLE READING IN A YEAR –  Lamentation 1 – 2.

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ANCHOR OF LIFE is the daily devotional guide written by PASTOR DR. SAMUEL AYORINDE, General Overseer, Anchor of Life & Redemption Ministry Int’l. It is an extraction of God’s word designed to draw the sincere seekers closer to God on a daily basis through an insightful exposition and analysis of God’s Word. 

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