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God is at work in all that happens to believers, whether to warn them, to draw them to himself or to do them good.
Ro 8:28; Eph 1:11 See also Ge 21:22; Ge 28:16; Ge 39:20-21; Ge 45:5-8; 1Sa 2:6-9; 1Ch 29:11-12; Job 42:10-13; Ps 75:6-7; Ac 17:28; 1Pe 4:12
Rejection of this conviction leads to despair Ecc 1:1-2,16-17
To warn and correct Ps 119:67 See also Ge 12:17; 2Ch 7:13-14; Job 5:17; Isa 38:17; Isa 48:9-10; Am 4:10-11; Ro 2:4; Heb 12:5-11; Rev 9:20-21
To test and exercise believers’trust in God Dt 8:15-16 See also Ex 15:22-25; Jdg 2:21-22; Ps 23:1-6; Ps 81:7; Isa 43:1-2; Na 1:7; Ro 8:35-39; Php 4:12; Heb 11:17-19; Heb 13:6
To purify and prepare believers for glory 2Co 4:16-17 See also Job 23:10; Ps 66:10; Isa 48:10; Jer 9:7; Zec 13:8-9; Ro 5:3-5; Ro 8:28-30; 1Pe 1:6-7
To benefit others Est 4:14; 2Co 1:3-6; 2Co 4:15; Php 1:12-14; 2Ti 2:10
Php 4:6 See also Ge 8:20 Noah’s sacrifice would, among other things, express his thankfulness; Dt 8:18; Job 1:20-21; Ps 103:1-2; Pr 3:5-6; Ac 16:25; Eph 5:20; 1Ti 4:4-5
Ps 103:10 See also Ge 32:10; Ge 50:19-21; Ezr 9:13; La 3:22; Lk 7:6; Ro 6:23
1130 | God, sovereignty |
1180 | God, wisdom of |
1190 | glory |
5596 | victory |
6248 | temptation |
6705 | peace, experience |
8206 | Christlikeness |
8230 | discipline |
8347 | spiritual growth |
8352 | thankfulness |
8459 | perseverance |