S25E1038 - God Doesn’t Waste the Pit

Romans 8:28 (CEB)

We know that God works all things together for good for the ones who love God, for those who are called according to his purpose.

Romans 8:28 may be one of the most comforting verses in the Bible. It may also be one of the most misused.

I grew up hearing, “All things work together for good.” When something terrible happens, someone may even say, “Everything happens for a reason.” But that can make it sound as though suffering somehow produces good all by itself, or worse, that God caused the terrible thing be...