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NASB | Romans 8:28 ¶ And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 8:28 ¶ And we know [with great confidence] that God [who is deeply concerned about us] causes all things to work together [as a plan] for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to His plan and purpose. |
Subject: Is God's will prosperity/healing always? |
Bible Note: The point I was getting at is that the FACTS of health and wealth are ignored. Yes, the idea of it is preached everywhere, unfortunately, that has resulted in people moving from one extreme to the other. In the 40's and 50's, it was the commonly held opinion that God wanted His people poor to teach them humility. That was eventually further perverted into the idea that God uses sickness to teach us lessons. If either of these were actually true then God would be guilty of child abuse. Now, churches have taken it to the other extreme. It's common place to think that God will supply every lust of the flesh. Although God will supply all our needs (Philippians 4:19) and even the desires of our heart (Psalms 37:4) we must remember that these needs and desires must be in line with God's word. For example, a cocaine addict needs cocaine, but God won't supply drugs to them because it harms them. Also, if the desire of you heart is a particular someone, He won't over-ride their free will just to satisfy the desire of you heart (which is more acurately lust). The scripture says to delight yourself in the Lord and the context is supporting the idea that you've got His word in your heart. When you've got God's word in your heart governing your thoughts and desires, unless you open the door to other desires, you don't even want something outside of the will of God. Jesified |