romans-8:28

"The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words. Then I went down to the potter's house, and, behold, he wrought his work on the wheels" (Jeremiah 18:1-3). We are seeing that God Himself has taken the plac... Read More

Dear Lord, in no formal way, no mere custom, but in a very deep and strong consciousness of need, we pray. We must pray. We are this morning allowing ourselves to be put under new responsibility. If Thou shouldest Speak, as we have asked Thee to do, then the Words that Thou dost Speak will judge us ... Read More

As the apothecary makes one poison to drive out another poison—so can God make the poison of afflictions, to drive out the poison of sin. All the afflictions, troubles and evils which befall the people of God, work together for their good; for God uses these afflictions . . . to reveal sin; to preve... Read More

"We know that all things work together for good, to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose." Romans 8:28 All the afflictions, and all the temptations, and all the desertions, and all the oppressions, and all the oppositions, and all the persecutions— which befall a godl... Read More

"Mute Christian under the Smarting Rod" or, "The Silent Soul with Sovereign Antidotes" by Thomas Brooks, 1659, London. "I was silent; I would not open my mouth, for You are the one who has done this!" Psalm 39:9 IV. WHY must Christians be mute and silent under the greatest afflictions, the saddest p... Read More

"Mute Christian under the Smarting Rod" or, "The Silent Soul with Sovereign Antidotes" by Thomas Brooks, 1659, London. "I was silent; I would not open my mouth, for You are the one who has done this!" Psalm 39:9 I shall now address myself to answer those OBJECTIONS, and to remove those impediments w... Read More

"And 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 Consider that all your afflictions, troubles, and trials shall work for your good. Why then should you fret, fling, fume—considering God intends you good in all? ... Read More

"We know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to His purpose." Romans 8:28. When a man's heart is once sanctified, then all things are sanctified to him. O sirs! this is so great and so glorious a privilege, that it is more worth tha... Read More

Under all fiery trials, God will make good that golden promise, "And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God." Romans 8:28. Mark, the apostle does not say, we suppose, or we hope, or we conjecture—but we know! We know that all our sufferings and afflictions work together... Read More

"And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to His purpose for them." Romans 8:28 The godly are able to put a sweet, a loving, and a favorable construction—upon the most sharp, distressing, severe, and dreadful dispensations of... Read More