Thought for Today - December 20, 2024
Consider the Goodness of God!
By:Robert A Searles
Consider the goodness of God. Think of the goodness of God toward you
as an individual, and then think of the goodness of God to your family.
But for the goodness and grace of God, where would we be? It was said
of John Bunyan, the author of "Pilgrim's Progress", that he
looked at a drunken bum lying in the gutter and he made the statement:
"But for the grace of God, there go I".
"For
by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves; it is
the gift of God: not of works lest any man should boast." Ephesians 2:
8,9.
"For
God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that
whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting
life." John 3:16.
Because of the goodness of God and his love for us, we are rescued from
the bondage of Satan and set free as the redeemed children of God.
Because of the goodness of God, we no longer have to be slaves to the world, the flesh, and the devil. Because of the goodness of God, we can know love, joy, peace, and freedom from guilt and fear. We can enjoy the things that God has given us to enjoy.
Because of the goodness and
grace of God we have health and strength and are able to live normal
lives. We see the goodness of God in all creation. We see the goodness
of God in God's faithfulness.
"
.......and Moses rose up early in the morning, and went up unto Sinai,
as the Lord had commanded him, and took in his hand the two tables of
stone. and the Lord descended in the cloud, and stood with him there,
and proclaimed the name of the Lord. And the Lord passed by before him,
and proclaimed, the Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, long
suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth. Keeping mercy for
thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will
by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon
the children, and upon the children's children unto the third and to the
fourth generations." Exodus 34:4, 5-7.
"He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the
goodness of the Lord. By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and
all the host of them by the breath of his mouth. He gathereth the
waters of the sea together as an heap; he layeth up the depth in
storehouses. Let all the earth fear the Lord; let all the inhabitants of
the world stand in awe of him. For he spake and it was done; he
commanded, and it stood fast." Psalm 33: 5-9
"Thou crownest the year with thy goodness, and thy paths drop fatness." Psalm 65:11.
"Or
despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and long
suffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to
repentance." Romans 2:4.
The goodness of God demands nothing less than our gratitude, our love,
and dedication to God's service ,and obedience to him. If we give God
less - then, we are despising his goodness.
"Behold, therefore, the goodness and severity of God; on them which fell, severity; but toward thee ,goodness, if thou continue in his goodness; otherwise thou shalt be cut off." Romans 11:22.
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