Good Morning Everyone,
Our theme for this month: “Change”
Our Bible verse for today: “We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God: those who are called according to His purpose.” Romans 8:28 (HCSB)
Our thought for today: “Sometimes bad circumstances lead to good change.”
There’s no question that many of the changes we experience in life are not good – especially in the short-term. Bad things often happen to good people and the results can be tragic and painful. However, as Paul explains in Romans 8:28, God is with us in those tough times, and He is at work in the middle of them to bring some good thing out of it for us. That doesn’t mean that the circumstances or event is a good thing, it may not be. But it does mean that God will be at work in the middle of those bad circumstances to bring good things out of it for you. The bad circumstances might even ultimately lead you to some great blessing you would not have otherwise had.
I know a Christian man whose wife one day informed him that she had been having an affair with another man, had decided this other man was her true soul-mate, and she was therefore leaving her husband and their children so she could go start a new life with this other guy. That turned out to be a tragic, traumatic, and extremely painful ordeal for the husband and children. Ultimately however, the Lord led this man into a second marriage with a truly fine Christian woman. The second marriage has turned out to be much happier, much healthier, and much more God-honoring than the first one ever was. God worked in the middle of that very bad situation to bring a very good thing out of it for that man and his children.
I know of another man who was a successful, hardworking professional who made a lot of money, but who worked so many hours that he had little time left to take proper care of himself, or to really spend enough time with his family. One day he had a major heart attack which left him weak and out of work for months. However it also caused him to rethink his priorities. Today he works less, takes better care of himself, and spends more time with family and friends. He is actually healthier and happier today after the heart attack than he ever was before it. Once again God went to work in the middle of a bad situation and brought a very good thing out of it.
I don’t know what you’re going through in your life right now. It might be a dark and troubling time for you. The good news is that God is there with you and He is at work in the middle of those circumstances. You can be sure that in His way and in His time, He will bring some good thing out of this bad situation. Sometimes bad circumstances lead to good changes.
God Bless,
Pastor Jim
Oak Hill Baptist Church 