All Things…

 All Things…

February 21, 2025

Romans 8:26-28

26In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words; 27 and He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.

28And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.

Yesterday we talked about how life is unfair. But here we have the scripture that says that all things work together for good. This is easy to misinterpret as “all things are good”, which violates are sense that many things are unfair. But that is not what it says. If says “God causes all things to work together for your to those who love God…”. There are a lot of modifiers there. It is not the “all things” that are good, but it is God who is good and is working though all other things to bring about good things in our life. He loves us and has a purpose for us, so he uses all things, even those things that don’t seem fair to us, to work for our good.

And don’t forget verse 26. It is the Holy Spirit working in us that intercedes for us. Many times we don’t know what is best for us. What is the purpose for the things going on around us? When we don’t understand what is going on, the Spirit intercedes for us and helps us to pray for God’s purpose for our life to be revealed. Even if we are groaning and feeling down about our present circumstances, the Spirit knows our purpose and prays for the will of God to be manifested in our lives. It is after this proclamation of the Spirit’s work that the we see in verse 28 “all things work together for good…”. 

So today, no matter what the circumstances around you, pray in the Holy Spirit that the will of God will be revealed in your life, that your purpose will be made clear, and that all things will continually be working to bring God’s best into your life.