57. Give all things
Romans 8:32 He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?
God gave us His Son; therefore, we can confidently expect that He will give us all things. We need to believe this promise fully. To doubt the words, “give us all things,” is like charging God with holding something back from us, just like the temptation of Eve by Satan, “God is holding good things back from you; you can’t trust Him.” Adam and Eve believed the Lie instead of the Promise of God.
God will give us all things. How do we know? We know for sure because He gave us His own Son; He delivered Him up for us all. Because He gave us the one thing most precious to Him, we can be sure He will give everything else that is good. We can know that He is holding nothing back. We don’t deserve Jesus and everything He has earned for us, but He gives it all to us for free out of mercy.
God will give us all things. The word “all” needs some explanation and understanding for it really stretches our belief. Does He give us the earth, the sun, moon, and stars? Does He give us the animals and plants? Yes, He gives us dominion over all these things. We inherit the earth and rule the universe: at least we did before the Sin of Adam ceded authority over to Satan. Jesus came to win it all back and so with Him God freely gives us all things. We, with Christ, are back in control. But does He also give us bad things, pain and suffering, trial and tribulation, disease and death? No, and Yes, in a way. No, because God is not the author, originator or giver of evil in any sense. Yes, because He allows bad things to happen within the limits He sets, and because he uses the evil things and turns them into good things, for “all things work together for good.”
Therefore, we confidently assert that the “all things” refers to everything that is good. We can say that all good things come from God and we can look to God and trust Him to give us all good things. We will argue with God about what is good for me, but we will not win the argument. Like Job, I lay my hand on my mouth; I shut up and trust in God’s good and gracious will. Jesus died for me: therefore with Him God will give me everything good that I need for a good life. Period.