Romans 8:28-39
Seeing God in All Things
28And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. 29For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. 30And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified.
31What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? 33Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. 34Who is he that condemns? Christ Jesus, who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us. 35Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? 36As it is written:
"For your sake we face death all day long;
we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered." 37No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
God gave Jesus such authority that when He came to earth He has and had answers...God sent Jesus to earth for a purpose...God predestined Jesus and justified His Son...God gave Jesus this authority so that people would listen to Him, follow Him, and know that His is Good and sent by God...Jesus helps answer the why questions of life...
God is LOVE...And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, and who have been called according to His purpose...For those God foreknew He also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brothers...And those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; those He justified, He also glorified...
Dr. David Martyn Lloyd-Jones (1899–1981) was a Welsh Protestant minister and medical doctor...He said "In the gospel, I find satisfaction to my mind that I find nowhere else...There is no problem of my life but that the gospel deals with it and answers it...I find intellectual rest and an answer to all my questions...And, thank God, my heart and my desires are also satisfied...I find complete satisfaction in Christ...There is no desire, there is nothing that my heart can crave for but He can more than satisfy...All the restlessness of desire is quelled by Him as He breathes His peace into my troubles and problems and restlessness...So I am given rest in spite of my circumstances...The gospel enables me to say with the Apostle Paul, “I am persuaded”—which means, I am certain—“that neither death nor life nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our LORD” (Romans 8:38–39)...That is perfect rest which is independent of circumstances; that is to be calm in the midst of storm."...