God meant it unto good

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who[a] have been called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28

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) What a tremendous claim Paul makes in this verse! He does not say we know that in some things, most things, or even joyful things, but all things. This promise spans from the very smallest detail of life to the most important, and from the most humbling of daily tasks to God’s greatest work works of grace performed during a crisis.

Paul states this in the present tense: “God works.” He doesn't say, “worked” or “will work.” It is a continuing operation.

We also know from scripture that God’s justice is like the great deep (Psalm 36:6): at this very moment the angels in heaven, as they watch with folded wings the development of God’s great plan, are undoubtedly proclaiming, “The Lord is righteous in all his ways and loving toward all he has made” (Psalm 145:17).

Then when God orchestrates “all things…. for the good,” it is a beautiful blending. He requires many colours, which individually may be quite drab, to weave into a harmonious pattern.

Separate tones, notes, and even discords are required to compose melodious musical anthems; a piece of machinery requires many separate wheels, parts, and connections. One part from the machine may be useless, or one note from an anthem may never be considered beautiful, but taken together, combined, and completed, they lead to perfect balance and harmony.

We can learn a lesson of faith from this: “you do not realise now what I'm doing, but later you will understand” (John 13:7) JR. Macduff

In a thousand trials, it is not just five hundred of them that work “for the good” of the believer, but nine hundred and ninety-nine, plus one. George Mueller

God meant it unto good (Genesis 50:20 KJV)

(This writing was taken from the Streams in the Wilderness devotion by: L.B. Cowman)