God Is Good

God is good.

How do I know? Well, there are several places in the Bible that declare it to be so.

Psalm 34:8 Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!
Psalm 100:5 For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting, And His truth endures to all generations.
Psalm 119:68 You are good, and do good; Teach me Your statutes.
Psalm 136:1 Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.
Lamentations 3:22-23 Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness.

These are all wonderful, but the PRIMARY REASON is this: Jesus came down and showed us what God is like. In John 14 verse 9 Jesus said to Philip, "He that has seen me has seen the Father." Jesus is the express image, the exact representation of God in all respects. And Jesus was good!

While on earth "God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him." as it says in Acts 10 verse 38. And then finally Jesus paid for our sin so that we are spared the penalty.

He is still good, since Hebrews 13 verse 8 says, "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever."

That's how I know that God is good.

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Hey, I never thought of this until yesterday, but God has been good from eternity past, which means He was good during Old Testament times, too. Many people think somehow He was kinda angry before Christ came to earth. Then? Did He change? No, God did not and does not change.

Larry Carroll

Ready For Battle?

Psalm 78:9-11

A sad account:

9 The children of Ephraim, being armed and carrying bows, Turned back in the day of battle.

Why?

10 They did not keep the covenant of God; They refused to walk in His law,

11 And forgot His works And His wonders that He had shown them.

What about me, Jesus? When might my day of battle be? (Answer: Every day in some ways)

I must be ready and willing. More than that, I must be eager. How can I be eager? By remembering Your previous victories, Jesus, and expecting further victories, since You, Jesus, are the same, yesterday, and today, and forever.

Hallelujah!

Larry Carroll