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Friday,
January 13, 2023
"The
Goodness of
God"
Message
summary: God's
goodness is an
immutable
attribute,
thus it does
not change, "The
goodness of
God endures
continually".
It's part of
His divine
nature.
The mysteries
or questions
we have
regarding
God's goodness
are due to our
finite
understanding
and limited
knowledge,
never a
deficiency in
His attribute
of goodness.
Daily
prayer: Loving
Father, we
thrive on Your
gracious and
compassionate
ways, your
slowness to
anger and Your
abounding
love. You
satisfy our
desires with
good things
and do not
treat us as
our sins
deserve or
repay us
according to
our
iniquities.
Knowing and
experiencing
Your goodness
in our daily
lives helps us
to trust in
You during
those
mysterious
happenings in
our lives when
it would seem
You've
forgotten us.
But we are
reminded in
Scripture that
all things
work together
for good to
those who love
You, for You
use the good
and the bad,
for Your glory
and for our
good. We give
thanks to You,
our Father,
for You are
good and Your
love endures
forever. Amen.
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"May
Your saints
rejoice in
Your goodness"
(2 Chronicles
6:41). "The
goodness of
God endures
continually"
(Psalm 52:1).
“He causes His
sun to rise on
the evil and
the good, and
sends rain on
the righteous
and the
unrighteous”
(Matthew
5:45). "The
Lord is good
to those who
wait for Him,
to the soul
who seeks Him.
It is good
that one
should wait
quietly for
the salvation
of the Lord"
(Lamentations
3:25,26).
This
week we have
shared a
series "Five
Assurances For
the New Year"
based on
Lamentations
3.
Today let us
consider
Assurance #5:
"The
Goodness of
God". "The
Lord is good
to those who
wait for Him,
to the soul
who seeks Him.
It is good
that one
should wait
quietly for
the salvation
of the Lord"
(Lamentations
3:25,26). Jeremiah
wrote this
during an
exceedingly,
practically
unimaginable,
hard time when
he surely saw
more bad than
good. But he
still
faithfully
proclaimed the
goodness of
God.
Consider
the multitude
of ways that
God's
attribute of
goodness is
extended to
everyone,
including the
unbeliever and
even the
vilest sinner.
Even the most
blatant
blasphemer and
hater of God
is abundantly
showered with
His goodness.
God’s goodness is revealed to all in what theologians call “general revelation”. General revelation refers to the general truths that can be known about God through nature. Special revelation refers to the more specific truths that can be known about God through the supernatural and are related to redemption. God's goodness is also an expression of what theologians call "common grace" which is God's mercy extended to all.
Today's third text is found in the Sermon on the Mount. The sun and rain are a blessing to all. Jesus said, “He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous” (Matthew 5:45). Each of us benefit from a wide host of blessings ranging from the percentage of oxygen in the air to this remarkable machine we call the body.
However the goodness of God has often been a stumbling block for the unbeliever and a source of confusion to the believer. This happens in individual lives during trying times when “bad” things happen, when His ways just don't make sense to us.
Theologian J.I. Packer has observed:
Can you say “Amen” to that? You see, the mysteries or questions we have regarding God's goodness are due to our finite understanding and limited knowledge, never a deficiency in His attribute of goodness.
God’s goodness is revealed to all in what theologians call “general revelation”. General revelation refers to the general truths that can be known about God through nature. Special revelation refers to the more specific truths that can be known about God through the supernatural and are related to redemption. God's goodness is also an expression of what theologians call "common grace" which is God's mercy extended to all.
Today's third text is found in the Sermon on the Mount. The sun and rain are a blessing to all. Jesus said, “He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous” (Matthew 5:45). Each of us benefit from a wide host of blessings ranging from the percentage of oxygen in the air to this remarkable machine we call the body.
However the goodness of God has often been a stumbling block for the unbeliever and a source of confusion to the believer. This happens in individual lives during trying times when “bad” things happen, when His ways just don't make sense to us.
Theologian J.I. Packer has observed:
“Though
God’s ways of
expressing His
goodness are
sometimes
unexpected and
bewildering,
looking indeed
to the casual
observer and
in the short
term more like
bad [than
good], the
final
testimony of
those who walk
with God
through life’s
ups and downs
is that ‘every
promise has
been
fulfilled; not
one has
failed’
(Joshua
23:14-15).”
Can you say “Amen” to that? You see, the mysteries or questions we have regarding God's goodness are due to our finite understanding and limited knowledge, never a deficiency in His attribute of goodness.
Rejoicing
in God's
goodness is a
fundamental
way in which
we express our
faith. I have
met some
believers who
compartmentalize
their lives.
They earnestly
praise God at
the
appropriate
times, but
frankly their
overall
attitude is
negative and
whining comes
all too
easily. They
may stand in
church on
Sunday
morning, lift
their voices
and praise
God, but on
Monday their
focus returns
to the
negative
circumstances
in their
lives. In our
fallen world
we all deal
with
difficulty in
one way or
another and
sometimes
intensely so.
But
nonetheless
God is good
all the time!
Stephen
and Brooksyne
Weber
Daily
prayer: Loving
Father, we
thrive on Your
gracious and
compassionate
ways, your
slowness to
anger and Your
abounding
love. You
satisfy our
desires with
good things
and do not
treat us as
our sins
deserve or
repay us
according to
our
iniquities.
Knowing and
experiencing
Your goodness
in our daily
lives helps us
to trust in
You during
those
mysterious
happenings in
our lives when
it would seem
You've
forgotten us.
But we are
reminded in
Scripture that
all things
work together
for good to
those who love
You, for You
use the good
and the bad,
for Your glory
and for our
good. We give
thanks to You,
our Father,
for You are
good and Your
love endures
forever. Amen.
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