Overcoming or enduring? – Friday, 17 November
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“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.”
Romans 8:28 KJV Negative circumstances don’t just magically work out for good, and they don’t automatically work out because you’re a Christian. I know many Christians who are experiencing a tremendous amount of attack in their lives and yet they are not overcoming – they are enduring as much as they can but suffering and perishing in the process. Jesus came so that the believer would not perish (John 3:16). And yes it’s talking about life after death but salvation isn’t just pie in the sky when you die – it’s also cake on the plate while you wait! God is a loving Father who doesn’t want to see you perish in the here-and-now. God’s will for you is that you would overcome challenges not merely endure them. You might be saying, well, if God doesn’t want me to perish then why doesn’t He do something? It’s a valid question which has a simple answer: He has done something – He sent Jesus! When you receive Jesus and discover who you are in Him, you will start to walk out of suffering and into victory. Firstly it’s for those who love God, and there are a lot of people who don’t love God. So this promise already excludes a lot of people. Then we see that Romans 8:28 starts off with the Word “and” which is a conjunction, joining what’s about to be said to what has previously been said. So we need to look at the verses before verse 28 to get everything that is connected to this promise. Romans 8:26-27 (KJV) We’ve all been in situations when we don’t know what to pray but for the Spirit-filled believer who prays in the Spirit (in tongues), we are never at a loss of what to pray. As we pray in the Spirit, the Spirit is praying through us and He is praying the perfect will of God. As you pray in the Spirit you also open your heart up to receive Words of Knowledge and Wisdom about the situation so that you know what to pray or what to do. If we aren’t making intercession with the Spirit (praying in the Spirit) we are limiting the power of God in our lives and we stifle the promise of all things working together for our good from working in our lives. That’s part of what quenching the Spirit is (1 Thessalonians 5:19). By not praying in the Spirit we suppress the Spirit or prevent Him from moving in our lives. Praying in the Spirit also gives God the open-door to intervene in our lives and move on our behalf. If you would like to receive a free Bible study on the topic of the Holy Spirit and the gift of speaking in tongues let me know and I will be sure to send you a copy on email! All things should work out for our good – things should work out far better for us than they do for the unbeliever. We may experience similar problems at times, but because we love God and are making intercession in the Spirit we should see things working out in our favour |
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