Jesus knows how to fix things. That’s such good news…
Romans 8:28 – Places Where Grace Is Soon To Be So Amazing
Unredeemed by Selah
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-I6YcLSB1w
The cruelest word
The coldest heart
The deepest wound
The endless dark
The lonely ache
The burning tears
The bitter nights
The wasted years
Life breaks and falls apart
But we know these are
Places where grace is soon to be so amazing
It may be unfulfilled
It may be unrestored
But when anything that’s shattered is laid before the lord
Just watch and see
It will not be unredeemed
For every choice that led to shame
And all the love that never came
For every vow that someone broke
And every lie that gave up hope
We live in the shadow of the fall
But the cross says these are all
Places where grace is soon to be so amazing (Through His mighty grace, God redeems trials)
It may be unfulfilled
It may be unrestored
But when anything that’s shattered is laid before the lord
Just watch and see
It will not be unredeemed
No, no…
Places where grace is soon to be so amazing
It may be unfulfilled
It may be unrestored
But you never know the miracle the father has in store
Just watch and see
It will not be
Just watch and see
It will not be unredeemed
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Early in life, I (Mark) had to turn to Jesus because I literally had no one else to fall back on. I had to prove His Word and love or I was not going to make it.
He (God) sent his word (The Bible), and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions (like He’s doing in my emotions, mind and spirit). Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men! And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing.
Psalm 107:20-22
Something in me made me stubborn and resistant to believing Romans 8:28. I just had a difficult time accepting its truth in the midst of trials and when I could not see where seemingly negative conditions (my finite perception of things) were leading me. I could not count it all joy when I fell into diverse trials (see James 1:2-3). When I finally began to stop fighting that God was truly working all things together for my good, I honestly began to enter God’s joy, mercy, grace, love, forgiveness, peace and rest. I entered into a place where I was willing to let God work all things together for my good in His time. This gave me a peace I’d never known before, a peace that truly was willing to let God show me how to let Him surpass my limited, impatient, short-sighted understanding. This brought me to the point where I could lay down the burden of always trying to find the answers and having to understand everything. I just needed to surrender to letting Him be God in my life. That’s when being able to trust Him was born in my life. What a calming, reassuring gift that is. His truth was keeping me. Although I’d asked Jesus into my life and was eternally secure, His truth coming into my life was keeping me from reacting to life in the old Mark, the yet unredeemed Mark who was depressed, fearful, jealous, full of shame, bitter, unforgiving, without God’s hope, peace, rest and joy.
I love it when this happens during my day:
Mark: “Whoops, I messed up.”
God: “It’s okay, I’ll make it work for your good because you’re my son and because that’s Who I am and what I promised to do as your Father.”
Mark: “Right now, I’m scared, God.”
God: “I know. That’s why I’m teaching you to believe that I work all things together for the good of those, like you, who love Me. Once you know My love for you in this way, you’ll never have fear.”
The joy of the Lord is for those who believe; for those who keep on renewing their mind; for those who refuse to give up when they get knocked down; for those who ask Jesus to help them be persistent and tenacious in their desire to be free indeed. If I believe He’s always working all things, all situations, all circumstances for my good, I can always have the joy of the Lord. I’m also finding that believing, while God will always be faithful to convict me of any sin in my life that has the potential to destroy me, Romans 8:28 is silencing satan’s attempts to bring me under his condemnation, to believe his original lie to Adam and Eve, “Hath God surely said?”. I can always rely on God’s love to bring me through and to lead me to spiritual victory. Always.
I could have all the money in the world and still be afraid of losing it if I didn’t know the following that brings me the surpassing gift of being content, of having God’s love and assurance in all things.
I’m finding that all enemy oppression and torment (fear has torment) is leaving as I let the perfect love (God’s perfect love) I’ve found in believing Romans 8:28 (in believing God) have preeminence in my life. Truly, God’s perfect love is able to set us free to live, enjoy and love life to its fullest. Believing is better. Believe me, I know firsthand. ☺
There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love (I was like that. I was not made perfect in love because I wouldn’t believe Romans 8:28. I was constantly battling satan’s lies and fear).
1 John 4:18
And we know (to know it is to be living in its blessed truth, daily) that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
Romans 8:28
Now unto him (Our precious Jesus) that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,
Jude 1:24
Romans 8:28, the grace promise from our Great Redeemeer, Jesus. Just watch and see, precious one…
God bless,
Mark