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b'Christians often say, \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153All things work together for good,\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d referencing Romans 8:28. Unfortunately, they usually say this in a way that verse didn\\u2019t mean:\\n\\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153I just totaled my car. But once I get the insurance money, I\\u2019ll end up with a nicer one! All things work together for good!\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d\\n\\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153I lost my job, which was a bummer, but now I\\u2019ve got a new job that I just love. All things work together for good!\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d\\nRomans 8:28 says, \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d Verse 29 tells us what \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153the good\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d is that God is working out: that God\\u2019s people would be \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153conformed to the image of his Son.\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d The good of Romans 8:28 is our conformity into the image of Jesus Christ.\\nThe promise is that, no matter what happens in your life, God is at work. He died and rose again to beat sin and death. He\\u2019s making all those who put their trust in Him more like Himself, and, ultimately, when He returns, all His people and all of creation will finally be free of sin and its effects (Romans 8:18-35). Knowing Christ and being a part of His eternal kingdom is the ultimate good.\\nAs Christians, we find hope in the expectation that God will use everything that happens to us\\u2014good stuff, bad stuff, mundane stuff, all of it\\u2014to make us more like Jesus and that He will one day make us and creation free from the very presence of sin and death so that we might dwell with Him forever (Revelation 21:1-5). Because of the cross and the resurrection, nothing will stop God from doing this (Philippians 1:6; 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24). This indeed makes us \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153more than conquerors\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d (Romans 8:37). \\u2022 Jeff Weddle\\n\\u2022 Why is knowing Jesus and dwelling with Him and His people forever the ultimate good? \\n\\u2022 How do you think God can use the good, bad, and mundane events going on in your life right now to grow you in Christ? \\nWe know that all things work together for the good of those who love God, who are called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28 (CSB)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nColossians 4:2-4'