God Is Good

Good Morning!! God is good. He is not just partially good, or occasionally good, but He is goodness itself. As John reminds us, "God is light, and in him is no darkness at all" (1 John 1:5). God's perfect character does not have even the slightest shade of imperfection or sinfulness about it. He is so good that His own character is the standard by which He will righteously judge the world.

You are good, and what you do is good;—Psalm 119:68a (NIV)

His goodness is not merely an internal attribute, however. God is good and so He does good! When He created the world, he made it "very good" (Genesis 1:31). And even now the sin-cursed earth benefits daily from the sheer goodness of God to send the rain and sun and food that we need. So, what should our response be, as creatures of such a good God? The psalmist justifiably cries, "Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness!" (Psalm 107:8). Our worship and devotion are the only reasonable response to the purity and goodness of our God.

God is Good,...all the time,...God is Good!!

Holy Spirit, help to emulate, the goodness of God, in our daily lives. Amen.

"Obedience is the key to having the presence of God in our lives.
If we can't obey God,...then how can we walk with Him."