Romans 8:28-30

Summary: The Heidelberg Catechism makes the audacious claim that all things (not just ‘good’ things) come to us from God’s Fatherly hand (Q&A 27)…which includes COVID-19. The catechism’s confidence is grounded in the promises of scripture found in places like Romans 8:28. Paul’s famous promise is not that everything that happens to us in life is good. He writes these verses precisely because so much of what we experience in life can be downright heartbreaking and evil. Rather, what Paul promises is that God is so wise and so sovereign that He will turn even the truly terrible things in our lives and in this world toward the good of making us into the likeness of his son Jesus Christ. This Sunday we’ll reflect on some of the ways God may be at work for our good in the midst of the pandemic.