We know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. ( Romans 8:28 28 And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, `even' to them that are called according to `his' purpose. )

If you live inside this massive promise, your life is more solid and stable than Mount Everest.

Nothing can blow you over when you are inside the walls of Romans 8:28 28 And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, `even' to them that are called according to `his' purpose. . Outside Romans 8:28 28 And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, `even' to them that are called according to `his' purpose. , all is confusion and anxiety and fear and uncertainty. Outside this promise of God’s all-encompassing future grace, there are straw houses of drugs and pornography and dozens of futile diversions. There are slat walls and tin roofs of fragile investment strategies and fleeting insurance coverage and trivial retirement plans. There are cardboard fortifications of deadbolt locks and alarm systems and antiballistic missiles. Outside are a thousand substitutes for Romans 8:28 28 And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, `even' to them that are called according to `his' purpose. .

Once you walk through the door of love into the massive, unshakable structure of Romans 8:28 28 And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, `even' to them that are called according to `his' purpose. , everything changes. There come into your life stability and depth and freedom. You simply can’t be blown over anymore. The confidence that a sovereign God governs for your good all the pain and all the pleasure that you will ever experience is an incomparable refuge and security and hope and power in your life.

When God’s people really live by the future grace of Romans 8:28 28 And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, `even' to them that are called according to `his' purpose. — from measles to the mortuary — they are the freest and strongest and most generous people in the world.

Their light shines and people give glory to their Father in heaven ( Matthew 5:16 16 Even so let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven. ).