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Romans chapter 8 verses 28 through 30

saying we know that for those who love God all things work together for good for those

who are called according to his purpose. For those whom he foreknew, he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his son, in order that he

might be the firstborn among many brothers.

And those whom he predestined he also called and

those whom he called he also justified and those whom he justified he also

glorified. Now I read all three of those verses because oftentimes we just read

verse 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 and we think okay in any circumstance God is working together for my

good but we often equate that that picture of my good with that which makes me

happiest or that which is easiest or that which makes the most sense to me when we know

oftentimes there are things we walk through that don't make us happy and that are really hard for us and that don't make any sense to us.

But that's where this promise is totally tied in verse 28 to what happens in verse 29 and 30 where God tells us what his purpose is for us.

All things work together for good for those who are called according to his purpose.

What is his purpose?

His purpose is that we might be conformed to the image of his son, that we might be

conformed to the image of Jesus.

More and more every day, and ultimately those whom he is called he's also justified

those he justified he's also glorified ultimately in heaven we will be glorified

fully conformed into the image of Jesus and that's what all things are working

together toward and that is the greatest good that we might be like Jesus

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