Romans 8:26-39
“And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.” (Romans 8:28)
Perhaps more than any other promise in the Bible Romans 8:28 has helped people trust God through experiences that seemed utterly pointless and painful and evil. People have held fast to the “all things” and believed the word of God — this too, this terrible thing, this seemingly pointless thing, will turn out for my good.
I must say that I have in my life lived through this promise many times. I have experienced tragedy being turned into blessing, the meanness of others turned to blessing for me and my family, and what looked like dead ends turn into catapults to success. I can attest to the Lord’s faithfulness in this promise, and want to spend this Sunday and the next two helping you to understand it and embrace it in your own life.
Today I want to focus not on the promise itself, but what it is that makes a person a beneficiary of this promise. Today I want us to answer the question, “How can I know that this promise is for me?
