God is good!

When the cancer is in remission, we say, God is good. When the pay raise comes, we announce, God is good. But is God only good when the outcome is?

Most, if not all of us, have a contractual agreement with God. I pledge to be a good, decent person and God, in return, will do what I expect.  Save my child.  Heal my wife.  Protect my job. Yet when God fails to meet our expectations we're left spinning in a tornado of questions.

In such times, remember that God is sovereign.  James 1:17 tells us He does not change like shifting shadows. God does permit evil.  But He doesn't allow Satan, the father of evil, to triumph. Isn't this the promise of Romans 8:28?  "In all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose." The ultimate culmination of God's purpose is good even when the specific details are difficult.

From Max Lucado.

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