{"product_id":"god-works-for-good","title":"God Works For Good","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA guy I know went to the birthing classes with his wife when they were pregnant with their first child. He learned about the process of delivering a baby and how to help his wife during her labor contractions.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMonths later when his wife’s contractions began, he \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eknew\u003c\/i\u003e what was going on in her body based on the science of what he was taught. However, it became very clear that she \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eknew\u003c\/i\u003e what contractions were on a deeper level than he would ever know! My friend knew \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eintellectually\u003c\/i\u003e what contractions were; his wife knew what they were from \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eexperience\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLikewise, often we know in our \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eheads\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e that God will work out our circumstances for good, but often we don’t have the experience in our \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ehearts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaul told the believers in the city of Rome, \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them” (Romans 8:28).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOne of my favorite Bible teachers—J. Vernon McGee—writes about this verse, \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“We come now to the new purpose of God. If Romans is the greatest book of the Bible, and chapter 8 is the high-water mark, then verse 28 is the pinnacle.”\u003csup data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHow often is this verse quoted from memory yet not experienced. Like my friend’s limited understanding of his wife’s contractions, sometimes we know that God works out things for our good, but we don’t really feel it. Especially when going through difficult times.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWe also need to remember that this is happening now. \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“God causes everything to work together”\u003c\/i\u003e is a present active verb in the Greek (Paul originally wrote in Koine Greek). This means that this is something God is actively doing. It’s not something He does when He feels like it, when He’s in a good mood, or when we have been loyal to Him. God continually causes everything to work together for good for us.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnother truth we need to remember is that God has a plan and “purpose” for us \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“because we are united with Christ, we have received an inheritance from God, for he chose us in advance, and he makes everything work out according to his plan” (Ephesians 1:11).\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGod has a plan even if we might not always understand it. Even if we can’t see Him working out circumstances, He’s using them for good. Warren Wiersbe has said, \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“We don’t always discern God’s plan, nor do we always understand His plan, but knowing that the Lord is in command puts peace and joy in our hearts.”\u003csup data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eAnd that joy should be knowing in our hearts that God works out our circumstances for good.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003eJ. Vernon McGee, \u003ci\u003eRomans 1-8,\u003c\/i\u003e Thru the Bible Commentaries (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, 1991), 156.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csup\u003e2\u003c\/sup\u003eWarren Wiersbe, \u003ci\u003eThe Delights and Disciplines of Bible Study\u003c\/i\u003e (Colorado Springs, CO: David C. 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