That’s an important truth for you to know and trust. God is actually so good that He is the source of goodness; He alone is the rule and measure of what we truly know to be good. (4) The goodness of God is a foundational truth that shapes our perspective toward God and His dealings with us in this life. That way is through the coming of Jesus Christ to live a perfect life, to die on the cross of Calvary in the sinner’s place, and to rise from the dead and ascend into heaven. Indeed, why should she not act independently of God in seeking her own good—the forbidden fruit? (4) Man’s eternal destiny is determined by his decision as to how one can truly be good in God’s sight (See John 5:28-29; Romans 3:1-26; Titus 3:3-7). Bob is a pastor/teacher and elder at Community Bible Chapel in Richardson, Texas, and has contributed many of his Bible study series for use by the Foundation. . Some of the wealthy wicked would be just as Asaph has described them. And these tears were the tears of self-pity. Recognize God’s Goodness in Acts of Kindness. Nowhere is the goodness of God more evident than in the person of our Lord. “Be ye holy,” God said, “for I am holy” (see 1 Peter 1:16; Leviticus 11:44f.). (2) We must conclude that teachers who tell us God wants only to bless us with healing and prosperity in this life are, in truth, false teachers. 34:6–7). God is just as good to infertile women as he is to women who have as many biological children as they want. Asaph’s problem was largely due to his distorted perspective. Goodness is part of God’s nature, and He cannot contradict His nature. (3) The goodness of God is evident in the gospel of Jesus Christ. A brief review of some important truths about the goodness of God should help to show us the importance of studying God’s goodness. “Good” is who … God has a specific love only for believers, and by this love He works out all things for the good of His people (John 1:12–13; Rom. God is not the author of evil, but a Redeemer, who turns evil situations around for good. The first and the last verses of the psalm contain the word “good.” Through the course of time and this psalm, Asaph undergoes a radical change in his understanding of the meaning of the term “good.” Because Asaph’s misconception of the meaning of “good” is virtually the same as evangelical Christians today, we must understand the message of this psalm and the meaning of the term “good.”. I know Cathie Emge’s death came from the hand of our good God and that He is using it for good. 12:5–11). 1 (For the choir director. He does not love sinners without dealing with their sin, and if we are in Christ, our sin has been dealt with in our Savior’s atonement. The Goodness of God audio teachings are all dedicated to enhancing, empowering and enriching our relationship with the Godhead — Father, Son and Holy Spirit. It has provided the opportunity for Christians to demonstrate the reality of their faith in the darkest hours of human experience. How great is Your goodness which You have laid up for those who fear You, which You have bestowed before the sons of men on those who take refuge in You! In saving us, God does not set aside His love for what is good and His hatred for what is evil, but He judges us in Christ so as to save us without compromising His justice. 32:4). First published in Tabletalk Magazine, an outreach of Ligonier. “ G od is good all the time.” 5. Now there is an element of truth in this, as we can see from the blessings and cursings of Deuteronomy 28-30. Consequently, divine wrath in the service of divine justice is one way in which God manifests His goodness to His creation. And the “evil” Joseph’s brothers intended against him God intended “for good” (Genesis 50:20). Psalm 52:9. For all of his size and strength, he had lost virtually all of his front teeth. shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? Their payday for sin might not come in this life, but it would surely come in eternity: 18 Surely Thou dost set them in slippery places; Thou dost cast them down to destruction. The power and raw physical strength of an evil man is a frightening reality. First, I already know Cathie’s death is for her good. Those who seemed to be doing so well in their wickedness Asaph now saw in great peril. Why? Goodness of God © 2018 Bethel Music Publishing (ASCAP) / Fellow Ships Music (SESAC) / So Essential Tunes (SESAC) (admin. 15 If I had said, “I will speak thus,” Behold, I should have betrayed the generation of Thy children (verse 15). And besides Thee, I desire nothing on earth. The song was premiered on November 1, 2019, accompanied by a music video recorded during a worship service at Bethel Church on January 4, 2019. But the one thing in the garden which was not “good” to eat was “the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.” Satan’s seemingly innocent question was intended to undermine Eve’s confidence in the goodness of God. There is [only] One who is good; but if you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments” (Matthew 19:16-17). The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, … God is just as good to the single person as he is to the person who gets married. 19 Then Moses said, “I pray Thee, show me Thy glory!” And He said, “I Myself will make all My goodness pass before you, and will proclaim the name of the LORD before you; and I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show compassion on whom I will show compassion” (Exodus 33:19; see also Exodus 34:5-7). Our Creator shows goodness in other ways as well. He often does this by causing us to doubt God and His Word. We must know the truth found in the Word of God to avoid Satan when he tempts us to change our perspective of God. In the biblical account of the fall of Adam and Eve, it is significant that Satan’s attack was on this dimension of the character of God. I even can reflect on some of the ways this tragedy is being used for good. Nothing which God creates, nothing which God accomplishes, is not good.14. (1) The goodness of God is a character trait which applies to every other attribute. The turning point in the psalm is verse 15. Chorus All my life You have been faithful All my life You have been so, so good With every breath that I am able I will sing of the goodness of God. God’s love is not a wishy-washy love that overlooks evil. It results in a life characterized by deeds motivated by righteousness and a desire to be a blessing. We sing about it and we say it often. Cause all my life You have been faithful And all my life You have been so, so good With every breath that I am able Oh, I will sing of the goodness of God. Paul’s suffering brought him nearer to God, and he saw it as a blessing (Philippians 3:10). And, God is good all the time. God is just as good to the family who loses their home in a fire as he is to the family whose house doesn’t burn down. The Bible repeatedly presents goodness as a core quality of our Lord, and I wanted to share just 23 of those occasions. 19 How they are destroyed in a moment! Second, he was self-righteous. God is the source of everything that is good: 17 Every good thing bestowed and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation, or shifting shadow (James 1:17). In the garden of Eden, where God had placed Adam and Eve, there was “the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.” From the fruit of this one tree, the man and woman were forbidden to eat. It means that the Lord is not evil, that He does not love sin and, indeed, cannot even be tempted with evil (v. 13). The Lord forbids human judges from perverting justice (23:2, 6), and that is not surprising because all His ways are just (Deut. He did not hate their sin; he envied their success (verse 3). This is the bad news of our sinful condition and the eternal wrath of God which it deserves. God does sovereignly choose to send prosperity to one and adversity and suffering to another. What a good God forbids must be evil, and what a good God commands must be good. Unlike Lot, whose righteous soul was vexed by the sin all about him, Asaph wished he could be in the sandals of those who were wicked. Once Eve doubted the goodness of God, it was a great deal easier for her to disobey Him. He is eternally and immutably good, for He cannot be less good than He is; as there can be no addition made to Him, so no subtraction from Him’ (Thos. His suffering and agony drew him closer to God; the prosperity of the wicked drew them away from God. He seems to have supposed he deserved God’s blessings and concluded his “righteous living” had been in vain: 13 Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure, And washed my hands in innocence; 14 For I have been stricken all day long, And chastened every morning (Psalms 73). 24 With Thy counsel Thou wilt guide me, And afterward receive me to glory. And he said to the woman, “Indeed, has God said, ‘You shall not eat from any tree of the garden’?” 2 And the woman said to the serpent, “From the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat; 3 but from the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has said, ‘You shall not eat from it or touch it, lest you die.’ “ 4 And the serpent said to the woman, “You surely shall not die! 67 Before I was afflicted I went astray, But now I keep Thy word (Psalms 119:67).75 I know, O LORD, that Thy judgments are righteous, And that in faithfulness Thou hast afflicted me (Psalms 119:75). The power of a good man is a comfort. 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