God promises good to His children
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A. You can know with certainty
A. You can know with certainty
1. This seems to have been common knowledge.
1. This seems to have been common knowledge.
2. There’s also a sense in which we know with absolute certainty.
2. There’s also a sense in which we know with absolute certainty.
B. God is the cause.
B. God is the cause.
1. Does God actually cause all things to work together?
1. Does God actually cause all things to work together?
Romans 8:28 (ESV)
And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good...
Is, “all things” the subject of the verb “work together?”
Is, “all things” the subject of the verb “work together?”
Or, does God “work together all things?”
Or, does God “work together all things?”
2. God’s control of His creation is an unbroken theme in Scripture.
2. God’s control of His creation is an unbroken theme in Scripture.
Whatever the Lord pleases, He does, In heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deeps.
Declaring the end from the beginning, And from ancient times things which have not been done, Saying, ‘My purpose will be established, And I will accomplish all My good pleasure’;
3. God is sovereignly involved in the smallest details.
3. God is sovereignly involved in the smallest details.
“Are not two sparrows sold for a cent? And yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. “But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
4. God’s control, even of the bad things, means that all things will truly work together for good.
4. God’s control, even of the bad things, means that all things will truly work together for good.
For by Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things have been created through Him and for Him.
When He had disarmed the rulers and authorities, He made a public display of them, having triumphed over them through Him.
C. “Good” is the goal.
C. “Good” is the goal.
1. What specifically is the “good?”
1. What specifically is the “good?”
“As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to bring about this present result, to preserve many people alive.
D. Be patient and refuse to grumble in trials.
D. Be patient and refuse to grumble in trials.
1. Grumbling leads to rebellion.
1. Grumbling leads to rebellion.
“For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, slanders.
2. Grumbling is a trap that steals your joy and peace of mind.
2. Grumbling is a trap that steals your joy and peace of mind.
3. One day these burdens will seem to have been light.
3. One day these burdens will seem to have been light.
It is good for me that I was afflicted, That I may learn Your statutes.
God has promised good to His children, so be patient and resist grumbling in trials.
God has promised good to His children, so be patient and resist grumbling in trials.