June 01

Rejoice—It’s All for Good

Dear brothers and sisters, whenever trouble comes your way, let it be an opportunity for joy. For when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be strong in character and ready for anything.

James 1:2-4 (NLT)

We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they are good for us—they help us learn to endure. And endurance develops strength of character in us,….

Romans 5:3-4a (NLT)

Always be joyful. Keep on praying. No matter what happens, always be thankful, for this is God's will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NLT)

Do we really understand what Paul told us? He said, “And we know that God causes all things to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them” (Romans 8:28 NLT).

If we can truly comprehend this verse then rejoicing will come naturally. Our attitudes will brighten, and, for a change, people may just want to be around us.

If we have come to love God, by now, we ought to believe Him wholeheartedly—through good times and through what we might call bad. Isn’t this the heart and soul of faith—the confidence that what God said He would do, He will do?

If we believe this, it will show. The love of God, you see, overflows … and it’s contagious.


Father, I love You and I know You love me. Thank You so much for having my best interests at heart. I know I can trust You. Thank You for saving me, for challenging me, and for making me more like Christ. You really do know what’s best. Amen.