For My Good
Hebrews 10:22, “Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.”
Good morning! Praying that everyone got up on the right side of the bed this morning and left negativity back in our dreams! May we use today to find understanding in all things that happen on our journey through life. Today let’s focus on the reasons we need to accept the things God has planned for us and has allowed to enter the path we are walking. If we search the Bible, we can find that the goodness of God works for us by offering salvation, protection, provisions, and unconditional love. When we begin living life as a child of God, His goodness flows through us, helping others understand how they can have that life too. When we forget how much He has provided, we lose sight of why He provided. When we doubt His reasoning, we lose part of our faith. God taught us that when we do good, it would be returned to us. When He makes a decision that benefits us, yet we cannot see that reasoning at that moment; we must accept that is for our good! We cannot keep asking why; there just may not be an answer we want to hear. Romans 8:28, “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.” All believers when receiving salvation, become disciples, followers of God; which means we are constantly working to be more like Jesus. God works through life challenges to help guide us away from stubborn pride, to teach maturity, then teach dependence on Him. While doing this He helps us to look beyond what the world offers and get the mindset of a heavenly home with Him. God is capable of working out all events whether good or bad, into positive outcomes. Just like when we are children or young adults begrudging our parents, teachers, bosses, of their warnings of what circumstances can happen when we fail to do the right thing. We hear it time and time again; it is all for your good! As we mature, as problems occur, as the memory processes those past warnings; we know that they meant them for our good. God knew the people of the Bible could not and would not understand that what He allowed or prevented was for their good. He knew what was good for them and us, that’s why He gave the Bible as a guide to avoiding the bad, and as a way to learn the good. Today, let’s move back to trusting God’s plan; asking Him for guidance, then accept that it’s all for our good!
Scriptures:
Read: Psalms 23:1-6, Luke 6:35, John 3:16, Hebrews 10:22-24, Hebrews 12:5-7,10-11, Deuteronomy 8:5-6, Proverbs 13:24, Job 5:17-18, Revelation 3:19, II Corinthians 9:8, II Peter 3:9, James 1:2-4, I Corinthians 10:13, Romans 5:3-4, Proverbs 22:15, Proverbs 3:1-7, 11-13, Proverbs 15:32-33, I John 1:9, Galatians 5:22-26, Titus 2:11-14, Ephesians 2:10, Galatians 6:9-10, Micah 6:8
Prayer:
Heavenly Father, thank you for your guidance, for your grace, for your mercy. Thank you for always being there to catch us when we fall, when we lose trust, when we let the world take over. Father, continue to show us the right path, and help us to see that you know what is good for us. Amen.