And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
This verse answers the complaint of flesh: that God ignores our prayers since our troubles persist. He does not. By a wonderful providence He turns what seems evil into fuel for our salvation, training the faithful through affliction in a way He never does the reprobate. Paul speaks only of adversities here, not of sin.
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We do not know what to ask or how to ask it, we are short-sighted, biased toward the flesh, weak in affection, wandering in thought. If so great a saint as Paul confessed this ignorance in prayer, what reason have we to think ourselves competent without the Spirit's help?
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Commenting on Romans 8:26-28
All things, good and evil beings alike, eternal and created, work together for the good of the saints. Devils, persecuting magistrates, even sin itself; God's council and covenant have pressed them all into service. They work in sanctification and shall work in glorification.
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