purpose

DEVOTION
ROMANS
PURPOSE

Rom 8:28-30
28 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. 29 For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. 30 And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified.
NIV
It is an incredible thing to consider God, my Father works on behalf of me. He works for my good; He employs His power for my benefit. Now does that mean I am always going to be laying in a bed of roses? I think not! No, just because he works on my behalf, does not imply to me all will always be that bed of roses, but that God brings things into my life in order to improve me, in order to conform me into the image of His Son, Jesus Christ. This may require a hardship from time to time, or a situation that is not entirely pleasant. When those do happen, how do I respond? Do I see them as God working in me on my behalf, giving me the opportunity to grow into the likeness of Christ? Or do I complain and grumble, asking for relief and that bed of roses? I must remember I have been invited by God to be His son and to be available for His purpose, not mine. He has called, or invited me, alone with all others, to be His and to be conformed into the image of Christ, it really is not about me, and it truly is all about Him. Lord Help me, empower me, enlighten my mind and heart to see your work in me and to understand your purpose.