Romans 8:28 is one of the most memorized and quoted verses in the New Testament:\u00a0 \u201cAnd we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.\u201d This Scripture brings comfort, direction, and hope to Christians every day. Sadly, it\u2019s also one of the most misquoted and misunderstood verses in the Bible.<\/p>\n
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Here are three things about this popular verse you may never have noticed.<\/p>\n
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First, Romans 8:28 doesn\u2019t mean we can live any way we choose, and God will fix our messes. <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n To understand the truth of Romans 8:28, we can\u2019t just quote the part of the verse we like: \u201cAnd we know that in all things God works for the good. . .\u201d and skip the rest, \u201cof those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose,\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Romans 8:28 is a promise for believers. Real believers. Those who are living for Christ. Not those who claim to believe in God but are living like the devil.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This verse says to those who love God and are doing their best to obey his commands, \u201cEven though bad\/sad\/evil\/wicked things will touch your life, I (God) will use them to ultimately bring about good, both in your life and in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Joni Erickson Tada, an inspirational speaker, author, and singer, is a quadriplegic who has been confined to a wheelchair for more than 40 years. When people ask her why God allows suffering, she often says, \u201cGod allows what he hates to accomplish what he loves.\u201d And what does God love? For people to enter into relationship with himself and become more like him. Joni\u2019s life and ministry are a stunning testimony of how God can use a tragedy like a paralyzing diving accident to impact the lives of millions.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Second, Romans 8:28 tells us God can use all things together for <\/em>good.<\/strong> He doesn\u2019t say all things are <\/em>good. No matter how rose-colored our glasses are, there\u2019s nothing good about cancer, sex trafficking, or death. Until Jesus returns and conquers Satan once and for all, sin will continue to drag its poisonous tentacles across our world, damaging and destroying everything in its wake.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The truth of Romans 8:28 reminds us that although sin and Satan are powerful, God is more powerful He is able to redeem and restore anything for our good and his glory. All things may not be<\/em> good, but God can and will use all things for <\/em>good.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This brings us to the final thing you may never have noticed about Romans 8:28 and its accompanying verse, Romans 8:29 \u2014 the ultimate good God wants to accomplish in the lives of his children.<\/strong> \u201cFor those God foreknew, he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son<\/em>, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers\u201d (v. 29).<\/p>\n View Bible Studies on Women’s Ministry Tools<\/p>\n Romans 8:28 is one of the most memorized and quoted verses in the New Testament:\u00a0 \u201cAnd we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.\u201d This Scripture brings comfort, direction, and hope to Christians every day. Sadly, it\u2019s also one … Continue reading ““All Things Work Together for Good\u201d — 3 Things you Never Noticed about Romans 8:28”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33273","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sermons"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33273","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33273"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33273\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}