For the Good

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When Bad things happen, people wonder Where is God, why did He allow it, or why isnt He stopping this? 

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

For good, or for the believer experiencing it, or an unsaved person(s)? A: One, both or all the above.

Will it have benefits for you? Yes in that situations drive a believer to prayer and into the Word. What if it is a sitiation leading to death, or a death occurs out of nowhere (by accident, babies children teens or adults murdered, cancer, etc). Do you think God did not plan to use this to bring people to Himself? 
Good comes from it: It is a reminder to believers and for unsaved it is a call to faith.

How does Good result? 
*The family, friends, coworkers, associates are reminded life is short & we need to be right with God. 

*The people in extended friend and aquantance circles are reminded life is short & we need to be right with God. 

*The police, paramedics, nurses, doctors, are reminded life is short & we need to be right with God. The news is shared with those they know, furthering the reminder that evil exists &/or death is always near.

*Hospital chaplains have a story to share with others, and prayer requests by believers in the hospital (inpatient, outpatient, staff, etc) and remind people they need to be right with God because death can come any day. 

*Christians who hear this news on tv or social media can share this as a way to remind, (family, friends, coworkers, associates, aquantences, strangers & those in forumns), those around them of lifes short vapor and share the Gospel. And discuss topics of YHWH. 

*Christians in the churches of those who were injured, who died, or heard the news, or whatever situation it was... having been impacted by the loss by hearing the news, can 1. Pray 2. possibly give helps 3. share this as a way to remind, (family, friends, coworkers, associates, aquantences, strangers), those around them of lifes short vapor, & share the Gospel. 

*Calls Christians to have conversations with their children and maybe their older ones (and their friends), for the sake of the Gospel & understanding of "why" and Romans 8:28, to have God focused convos. 

*Causes us to be humble, causes us to stay close to God in the Word, God uses it tonprune us, causes us to have joy and rejoice and praise God, causes us to correct ourselves, conquer any sins in our life (thoughts, feelings, mentality, false beliefs, actions, words, deeds), etc.

There are so many ways God weaves good out of the evil mankind does on earth. Today we can think of all the data lines on the world wide web internet. If we think that way, we can see the amazing way God has always turned things out for Good. He has known it all from eternity past (before the world & universe was even created) and simply rolls out His plan.

The good that results is spiritual related. The good that results may not be for the persons benefit in the way many assume theyll get some benefit out of it (like Job). Regardless, It drives us to Jesus. And in the end the believer should have victory over any mentally or physically challenging moments, [they might lose everything and barely get by (but might even through life testify about "that time" and continued "good" still comes out and ripples.)]. 
.... Or the person might die. But because Jesus defeated death, and the person was born again... theyve entered Eternity to be with Jesus. In all things like Job a believer can say "The Lord gives and the Lord takes away, Blessed be the name of God." We know good will come. And we are not even guaranteed to know what those things were upon arriving in Eternity. We simply Trust God, and follow Jesus. He is trustworthy, loves us & has our best interest in mind as well as others. For His Glory & souls salvation. 



Some Verses to remember. 

Ephesians 1:11
In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will . . . 


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


Matthew 10:29–31
Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.


Colossians 1:16–17
For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.


Isaiah 45:7–9
I form light and create darkness; I make well-being and create calamity; I am the LORD, who does all these things. “Shower, O heavens, from above, and let the clouds rain down righteousness; let the earth open, that salvation and righteousness may bear fruit; let the earth cause them both to sprout; I the LORD have created it. Woe to him who strives with him who formed him, a pot among earthen pots! Does the clay say to him who forms it, ‘What are you making?’ or ‘Your work has no handles’?


Proverbs 16:33
The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD.


Job 42:2
“I know that you can do all things, and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted.”


Lamentations 3:37–39
Who has spoken and it came to pass, unless the Lord has commanded it? Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that good and bad come? Why should a living man complain, a man, about the punishment of his sins?


Acts 4:27–28
For truly in this city there were gathered together against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, to do whatever your hand and your plan had predestined to take place.


Ephesians 1:4
Even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him.


John 8:12 
Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”


John 1:5 
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

Whenever I hear such news I feel gratitude knowing God is in control. And that the world is once again reminded about our need to have Jesus as our Savior not just so we are radically transformed to haters of evil and lovers of righteousness, for better moral citizens, but so souls are saved and are in eternal paradise when the world ends and eternity begins. Salvation is the essential need of every human. 






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