Romans 8:28 God works everything for good

In this article we will study Romans 8:28 , which tells us that all things work together for our good, according to God's purpose.

Romans 8: 28

In the letter to the Romans written by the apostle Paul, specifically in chapter 8, we find one of the most well-known and repeated verses throughout history, by Christians.

It is difficult to find a brother who does not know this by heart and who does not have it in his words when he sees that another is going through a complicated situation. Let us quote below what this biblical passage says, according to the Reina Valera 1960 version (RVR1960):

²⁸ And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

Another version in which this verse is well known is that of the New International Version (NIV), which expresses it as follows:

28 Now we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love him, [to] those who have been called according to his purpose.

What does Romans 8:28 teach?

Let's reflect a little on the phrases that make up this biblical verse from Romans 8:28, which we could divide into three, as follows:

1. “And we know that those who love God”

The passage begins with the word "we know", when we say in our daily life that we know some information, it is because we are sure that what we say is correct and we are convinced that our knowledge will help solve some problem or some question from another person.

A simple example of in our day to day, is when someone approaches us to ask for an address, that person asks us if we know how to get to a specific place, if we handle that information we will gladly help him and in this way that you can reach your destination.

It would be a mistake on our part if we give you wrong information or point you to any place, so that you get lost or do not arrive on time for your appointment, we respond with confidence because we know the information.

That is the security that the apostle wants to reflect. The children of God must know what is going to be indicated later, but this information is accompanied by a condition, this promise is valid for those who love God, then we can understand that it is not just memorizing or quoting this passage, just by saying it is not sufficient.

We must be people who serve him from the heart, who let their lives be guided by the Holy Spirit and who love him deeply, showing us the importance of having a direct and daily communion with the Father.

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Let's not let difficulties make us divert our gaze from God, even in our worst circumstances, he stays by our side and we can fully trust that both his love and goodness will be with us. Let our hearts be filled with his peace.

2. “All things work together for good”

How difficult it is to hear this phrase when we are on gray days, when we feel down and we don't even have breath to cry, how difficult it is to understand the power behind this phrase.

All of us at some point have been in that place, where we know that the brother who will quote this verse to us will come, causing discomfort and anguish in our hearts.

All this is because we do not learn to fully trust in the Lord, it is very easy for us to see the problem and even more, to want to find an explanation for all the things that happen in our lives.

We spent the whole day with our heads full of questions like: Why did I lose my job? Why did I move to another city, so that it would go badly for me? Why did my mother have to die? The love of my life left me? Why, if I tried so hard, did they give someone else the promotion? and like this millions of questions that can overwhelm us.

And we do not stop for a second to think about the sovereignty and omniscience of God. He already knew that this was going to happen long before each one of us was born, for him it was not a surprise, he designed it that way so that it would be part of the divine purpose with which we came to this earth.

So why is it so hard for us to trust that we are not alone on this path and that Jesus is going to help us? Let's learn to put our faith and look at God, at that moment we can see everything with a different nuance.

With this we can understand why the results are not always what we expect, nowhere does it say that all things will be good and this is because God is not there to fulfill all our wishes.

But we must believe that, if we have our faith in him, we can get a result in our favor from all circumstances, according to his will and in this way be able to live under his purpose.

Let's think that we are not alone in this, many characters in the Bible went through very complicated situations as was the case of Daniel, Job, the apostle Paul and even Jesus himself.

What made the difference was that they were able to see the purpose that God had with each one of them and in this way they transformed situations that seemed like darkness into great victories.

And that doesn't just stay in the Bible, if we take a minute in our congregations to listen to our brothers, as God has helped them in the midst of such adverse circumstances, our faith would grow and help us trust that God can do it too with us.

3. “To those who are called according to his purpose”

We should feel joyful, since we were called. God chose each of us and has a purpose for each of our lives.

He wishes that as his children we grow in the word and our spirit can be enriched by his presence. There is a biblical passage in which we can support this, Romans 8:28 is Psalms 138:7-8, it tells us:

7 Though I go through great troubles,

you will give me life;

against the fury of my enemies you will stretch out your hand:

your right hand will save me!

8 The Lord will fulfill his purpose in me.

Your great love, Lord, endures forever;

do not abandon the work of your hands!

How wonderful to know that even in the midst of our anguish, his love will always be much stronger, that his hand will not depart from us and that he will never leave us alone.

Let us learn to say «God has not abandoned me, he is with me, and despite living this situation I can remain confident that he will fulfill his will in my life».

God does not promise us a whole life without problems or difficulties. As long as we are alive we are going to suffer affections, but Jesus tells us in John 16:33:

33 I have told you these things so that in me you may find peace. In this world you will face afflictions, but take heart! I have overcome the world.

So let us live trusting in that promise, that despite the vicissitudes we may go through, the one who goes with us has overcome the world.

What does Romans 8 teach us?

If we study the rest of the chapter of the letter to the Romans, we see that it teaches us two important aspects: first, that there is no condemnation for all who are united to Christ.

This is due to the sacrifice that Jesus made on the cross to cleanse us of all our sins, so being clean of sin there can be no condemnation and that is how God looks at us, a clean work.

Secondly, it shows us a life directed under the purpose of the Holy Spirit, in order to obtain all the blessings that God has prepared for our lives, but that will depend on whether we are one with the son and have a conforming heart. to the.

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