Bill Johnson - God is Good
Romans 8:28, as a verse, is one that most of us can quote: "All things work together for good to those who love God and are called according to His purpose." It doesn't mean all things fall under His design; it just means He's able to reverse the effects of tragedy and turn them into triumph. It's critical that we hold dear in our hearts this understanding of God's goodness, so that one element is never in question when something happens. This means that if I don't question His goodness, I get to be a part of the solution.
So, I want to pray for that. I want to pray that together, you and I would have a great impact on the world around us by not questioning His goodness but, beyond that, living with the conviction of His goodness to the point we become a redemptive part of the solution. We pray according to God's redemptive work to see breakthroughs in people's lives. So let me pray for you.
Father, I ask in Jesus's wonderful and glorious name that You would cause every person involved in this study to come into the realization that Your goodness is the greatest reality there is, and that together, we would be able to live with that sense of goodness, the conviction of who You are, until we see things that are impossible and broken beyond repair come back into full restoration. Lord, in fact, I pray the prayer, the decree, that Solomon made; that there would be a restoration seven times greater of things that were stolen from the people involved in this right now. I pray there would be such a breakthrough that we would watch as You restore to every household and every individual seven times the restoration of whatever was stolen or broken. I pray this for the honor of the name Jesus, that as these things play out in our lives, You would be glorified because Your goodness has been realized. I give You thanks in advance, Father. Thank You. Amen.