"The gospel has unleashed the omnipotent mercy of God so that thousands of other gifts flow to us from the gospel heart of God. I am thinking of a text like Romans 8:32 'He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things?' This mean that the heart of the Gospel - God's not sparing His own Son - is the guarantee that 'all things' will be given to us.
All things? What does that mean? It means the same thing that Romans 8:28 means: 'And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.' God takes 'all things' and makes them serve our ultimate good. It doesn't mean we get everything our imperfect hears want. It means we get what's good for us...
The goal of the Gospel is my being so in love with Christ and so passionate about His glory that when my suffering can highlight His worth I will bear it 'gladly (2 Corinthians 12:7-10)'...This goal is not our ease or wealth or safety in this age, but our dependence on Christ and delight in His glory...
'I will go to the altar of God, to God my exceeding joy, (Ps. 43:4).' So faith has tasted the glory of God in Christ and treasures it enough that the fullness of it is worth waiting for and suffering for. Faith has seen the truth that part of Christ's glory is his trustworthiness. Therefore, faith can cast itself on the promise of Christ and trust that the fullness of glory and the fullness of joy will surely come." John Piper
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