MAY 18

OUR PERSONAL PROMISES

Romans 8:28

“ And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.”

Genesis 50:20

“But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive.”

Psalm 138:8

“The Lord will perfect that which concerns me; Your mercy, O Lord, endures forever; Do not forsake the works of Your hands.”

Psalm 33:10

“The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; He makes the plans of the peoples of no effect.”

Proverbs 10:2

“Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, But righteousness delivers from death.”

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We will be reading from a book by Erwin Lutzer, President of Moody Bible Institute.  It’s a short book about Christ’s sacrifice for us.  It’s called simply, “For Us.”

Acts 2:22-24

“Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a Man attested by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs which God did through Him in your midst, as you yourselves also know—  Him, being delivered by the determined purpose and foreknowledge of God, you have taken by lawless hands, have crucified, and put to death;  whom God raised up, having loosed the pains of death, because it was not possible that He should be held by it.”

Jesus’ trials were unjust, but they weren’t about to derail God’s plan.  In fact, God used injustice to get Jesus crucified. That’s not to say in justice is ever a good thing: indeed, if we find it in ourselves, we must repent immediately.  Like Judas, woe to those people who were Satan’s tools in the death of Christ!

But when evil comes against us, we can take the example of Jesus’ trials, along with the story of Joseph and many others in the Bible, to remind us that what some people mean for evil, God means for good.

Maybe you’re suffering from an injustice right now.  Maybe someone has come up against you with evil in their heart.  God knows and sees your suffering.  Jesus understands how you feel.  The Holy Spirit is with you.

Persevere, seek God’s justice, and look forward to the day He turns this all to your good.

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