April 18                                                                                  The Power of God’s Word

And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.

                                                                                    -Romans 8:28 (NLT)

ALL FOR GOOD

A poem by ILMA

When times are rough and challenging

Do you endure and keep on believing?

When you are rejected and violated

Do you get discouraged or feel offended?

When it all seems hopeless and looks like we are doomed

God causes everything to work together for our good

He is the only one who knows and sees

Give back his love and trust him completely.

Do you find it hard to completely trust someone? This is an area in my life that I struggled a lot with. It could be because I am a very visual person and that I have to see things to believe. Just like the apostle Thomas who has to see Jesus to believe that he has resurrected, I have a hard time just having faith unless I see it.

The bible tells us that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love him and who are called according to his purpose. In other words we are invited to trust God completely because he has the best plan for the lives of those whom he has chosen.

PRAYER

Lord, show me how to trust you completely.

REFLECTION

Why is faith essential in a believer’s salvation ?