“All things work together for good” is a bold statement in
light of the laundry list of laments that follows. Hardship, distress,
persecution, famine, nakedness, peril, sword, and being killed all day like
sheep led to slaughter sounds more like all things working together against us. I don’t think
“all things work together for good” means we should attach some deeper meaning
to the suffering that is part and parcel with the human condition. Troublesome
times come to the faithful and unfaithful alike but for those who love God all
things work together for good because of the “no separation clause” of the covenant.
The good for which all things work together is that nothing can separate us
from the love of God in Christ Jesus. That means God cannot be separated from
our suffering and endures hardship, distress, persecution, famine, etc, right
along with us. We don’t desire difficult days or rejoice in our sufferings but
we do find great courage and strength and enduring hope that even death cannot
destroy the relationship we have with the One who sighs deeply for and with us.
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