Romans 8:28-30
No matter what we go through in life, “we know that all things work together for good to those who love God.” (v.28a). If we love Him, we will keep His commandments. As a result, He promises that through all the heartaches and pains we endure, He uses them to work it out for spiritual good to those, who not only love Him, but also“are the called according to His purpose” (v.28b). Second Timothy 1:9, paraphrased, declares that before the beginning of time, God saved us and called us with a holy calling, and not according to any works we have done. He prepared His own purpose and grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus. We are to live so that our lives will glorify God. Jesus promised on an occasion that if any man serves Him, His Father will honor him.
Paul continued by talking about the called or chosen. The Lord knows those who belong to Him. Paul, here, declared that those whom God knew beforehand, He also predestined, or ordained beforehand, to be conformed spiritually and morally to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn and most beloved and honored among many brothers (v.29). God has called all to freely accept or reject His plan of salvation. “Those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; and those He justified, He also glorified” (v.30).
Clap your hands and praise the Lord for what He has done for us.