Overcoming Depression Part 3
“It’s All Good”
Romans 8:28-37
Have you ever read the account of Joseph in Genesis (starting in
chapter 41)? Young Joseph is the ‘favorite’
of his dad Isaac, but he ends up having one bad thing after another happen to
him. He finally ends up an an Egyptian jail,
under false charges. There is a glimmer
of hope as a cupbearer promises to remember him when he gets out, but of course
he forgot!
1.
That account is a setup for our message today,
because we could all relate to Joseph at some point in our life.
a.
When it seems like everything is working against
us. Nothing is going our way.
b.
And we wonder, "can anything good come from
this?"
2.
There are some times in our life when bad things
happen, and we can see the good that came out of it.
a.
There are other times when bad things happen,
and maybe we don’t see the good, but we trust that something good surely will
come from it...
b.
Then there the those times when when something
hits us right between the eyes, - trial- travesty - tragedy - and we think to
ourselves “NOTHING good will come of this at all!”
3.
And the question always comes up in our mind “What
is God doing? How could God let this
happen? Is He even paying attention?
a.
The answer to that question is yes, but we have
to realze that sometimes there's a bigger picture, a greater good in motion.
28 And we know that all things work together for good to
those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.
