In my living room we have we have two framed plaques,I have had them for many years,one is a scripture and the other a verse from a hymn. The scripture reads,'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 v28 ) It starts by saying we kown,this was something that Paul was assured of,it is a statement of faith in a sovereign God,whose ways are past finding out. Then he goes unto say that all things work together for good to those who love God.it does not say all things are good that the Christian experience ,many evil things that happen to God Children are far from good,some of the things are down right evil. Luther comments,'The Spirit makes all things,even though they are evil,work together for good'.The unbeliever cannot appreciate or understand these words,not so for the Christian it is a fact,it is Morris who gives it the sense of ,'final good,or true good'.Sometimes we can with hindsight see how God used the wrong things for our good as in the case of Joseph.But often we will not see the good that comes from the evil we and fellow Christians suffer. In 1 Corinthians 13 v 12 we read ,'Now I know in part; then shall I know fully',Which come to that other plaque which has a verse of a hymn on it,which reads.
'Not till the loom is silent,and the shuttles cease to fly,
Shall God unroll the canvas and explain the reason why
The dark threads are so needful,in the weavers skilful hand-
As the threads of gold and silver,in the pattern He has planned'
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