Daily Java: We know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. (Romans 8:28)
Our lives were never intended to be lived just barely. It’s easy to just kind of get along, especially when you are having troubles. You just get along, pay what bills you can, go to church, stuff.
But the apostle Paul said that God works for good to those who love him and are called.
Bad things happen to everybody, no matter who they are.
And it is easy to let the bad things get us down. Somebody up there doesn’t like us. A feeling of inevitablity sets in. You are going to have problems forever. Life is bad and then you die.
If the Bible is true, and I believe it is, and if the Bible tells us things that are true, and I believe it does, God does not send bad things on us. 1 Corinthians 10:13 says No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.
If the Bible is true, God doesn’t send bad things. Everything, in other words, is not for a reason. Sometimes things just happen.
The book of Job was written to tell us that sometimes we are the victims of an unfair war between good and evil. We are standing there minding our own business, and – WHAP! – we get hit upside the head with something bad.
God did not send the bad, but he can use the bad for something else that is better. Job lost a lot of stuff (read the book sometime. It is both enlightening and depressing), but God gave him back more in the end.
And (this is big) we see his faith. Yes, he griped his head off, but he remained faithful to God the entire time.
God never complained because of the griping. He just told Job, Deal with it.
Good things came out of it for Job and us. Good things come out of bad thing for us. In sickenss there is strength. In poverty, there is reliance. In sadness comes joy. All because God works all things together for good to those who love him and are called according to his promise.
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