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What Shall We Say

 

Romans 8:28 - And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. 

The Apostle Paul is writing about the great things of the Christian life, including suffering. All of creation is suffering under the curse of sin, and even the most devoted Christian feels the burden of suffering in one way or another.

What shall we say to these things,” he asks in verse 31, then he gives us the answers.

“We know that all things work together for good.”  There’s an answer for you! As Christians the trials and demands of life are not working against us; they are working for us, and God is in control. The individual trials of life may confuse us, but He knows how to put them all together for our benefit. The separate ingredients in baking a cake may not be good on their own, but mixed and baked, it is delicious. God knows how to mix the ingredients of life; you can be sure.

“Shall He not …..freely give us all things?” (vs.32) The logic of this statement is obvious: if God cared enough to give us His best, Jesus Christ, then surely, He will give us whatever else we may need. God will not give us all we want, but He will never withhold what we really need.

“In all these things we are more than conquerors through Him” (v.37). The problems and burdens of life will make you either a victor or a victim, depending on whether your faith is in yourself or in Christ. No enemy on earth or in hell can conquer the trusting saint. “If God be for us, who can be against us?” asks verse 31. We are not simply conquerors through Christ; we are more than conquerors!

The things of life will come to you day by day, but you need never fear, fret or fail. In Christ you have the victory.

From: “Thoughts for Men on the Move” Warren W. Wiersbe