Romans 8:28 His Purpose
"And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, who are the called according to His purpose (Romans 8:28)."
This column is the final one in our 3 part series on Romans 8:28. In part one we saw that “all things” means exactly that-“all things” work for our good! We then considered how we need to be assured of this fact and “know” it in our hearts. Today we will look at the last phrase in the verse, “To those who love God, who are the called according to His purpose.”
God works all things together for good for those who love and are called by Him. What is God’s calling for you? The answer to that question is found in the next verse, Romans 8:29, “To be conformed to the image of His Son.” God has a specific calling on your life (to be a pastor, doctor, missionary, etc.) but also a general calling; and that general calling to become like His Son goes out to all Christians.
This calling helps to explain why God allows difficulties, trials, and sadness to come into our life. As we faithfully follow God, these things have a way of transforming us to become like Jesus. Jesus was a man acquainted with sorrow and grief (Isaiah 53:5); He learned through the things that He suffered (Hebrews 5:8). And if we want to become like Him, we also need to go through trying situations. There are certain lessons we can only learn through suffering, and we can only suffer during our time on earth-heaven will be a time of eternal bliss and joy.
Becoming like Jesus is a higher prize than anything else. It is the goal of the Christian life, to be transformed into His image. We are created and called for that very purpose. That is why we can rejoice when the trials come! Yes, we will experience sadness, but we never have to be in depression! We may go through sickness, but we never have to feel beaten down. Because God is the One who will always give us the victory in the end, and He always has a plan to bring about our good.
So trust God today that all things are working together for your good. Every difficulty is just a stepping stone to something better. I assure you that if you will stay true to God, everything happening in your life will work out for your benefit. All things, all things, all things. All things! Never despair, never give up-God is working awesome things in your life. Praise Him!
This column is the final one in our 3 part series on Romans 8:28. In part one we saw that “all things” means exactly that-“all things” work for our good! We then considered how we need to be assured of this fact and “know” it in our hearts. Today we will look at the last phrase in the verse, “To those who love God, who are the called according to His purpose.”
God works all things together for good for those who love and are called by Him. What is God’s calling for you? The answer to that question is found in the next verse, Romans 8:29, “To be conformed to the image of His Son.” God has a specific calling on your life (to be a pastor, doctor, missionary, etc.) but also a general calling; and that general calling to become like His Son goes out to all Christians.
This calling helps to explain why God allows difficulties, trials, and sadness to come into our life. As we faithfully follow God, these things have a way of transforming us to become like Jesus. Jesus was a man acquainted with sorrow and grief (Isaiah 53:5); He learned through the things that He suffered (Hebrews 5:8). And if we want to become like Him, we also need to go through trying situations. There are certain lessons we can only learn through suffering, and we can only suffer during our time on earth-heaven will be a time of eternal bliss and joy.
Becoming like Jesus is a higher prize than anything else. It is the goal of the Christian life, to be transformed into His image. We are created and called for that very purpose. That is why we can rejoice when the trials come! Yes, we will experience sadness, but we never have to be in depression! We may go through sickness, but we never have to feel beaten down. Because God is the One who will always give us the victory in the end, and He always has a plan to bring about our good.
So trust God today that all things are working together for your good. Every difficulty is just a stepping stone to something better. I assure you that if you will stay true to God, everything happening in your life will work out for your benefit. All things, all things, all things. All things! Never despair, never give up-God is working awesome things in your life. Praise Him!
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