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The Goodness of God

 
Psalms 34:8 – “Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!”

             The Psalmist invites us to “taste and see that the Lord is good.” We serve a good God. The Scriptures declare the goodness of God. Psalms 73:1 says, “Truly God is good to Israel, To such as are pure in heart.” God desires to overwhelm us with His goodness.

             It is the goodness of God that leads to repentance.  Romans 2:4 says, “Or do you despise the riches of His goodness, forbearance, and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?”  1 John 4:19 reveals, “We love Him because He first loved us.”

             No matter our circumstances, God is good.  He is often blamed for our difficulties or hardships.  Why does a loving God allow bad things to happen?  Why do bad things happen to good people?  Romans 8:28 says, “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.”

             I love the words of the Apostle Paul in Romans 8:38-39, “For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

             Psalms 145:9 says, “The Lord is good to all, And His tender mercies are over all His works.”  In Psalms 107:1 we are encouraged to give thanks to the Lord for His goodness. James, the half-brother of our Lord wrote in James 1:17, “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.” God is good and He will give good gifts to those who love Him

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