Goodness of God (3)
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See Psalm 31:19
19 How great is Your goodness, Which You have stored up for those who fear You, Which You have performed for those who take refuge in You, Before the sons of mankind!
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
Got Questions? Bible Questions Answered How Can I Believe in the Goodness of God When There Is so Much Evil in the World?
How Can I Believe in the Goodness of God When There Is so Much Evil in the World?
This question is one that continues to be asked by the many people who have not yet learned to trust the goodness of God.
How many of you are secretly asking this very question today?
Psalm 31:19 helps us to settle all doubt
God alone is good
God alone is good
And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good except God alone.
God demonstrates his goodness
God demonstrates his goodness
In his actions
In his actions
You are good and do good;
Teach me Your statutes.
See also 2 Ch 30:18; Ne 9:20; Ps 73:1; Ps 143:10; Ac 10:38; Ro 2:4
In his work of creation
In his work of creation
For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with gratitude;
See also Ge 1:4; Ge 1:31; Ps 145:9
In his love
In his love
For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive,
And abundant in lovingkindness to all who call upon You.
See also 1 Ch 16:34; Ps 25:7–8; Ps 69:16; Ps 100:5
In his gifts
In his gifts
Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow.
See also Nu 13:27; Dt 8:7; Dt 26:11; Heb 9:11
In his promises
In his promises
“Now behold, today I am going the way of all the earth, and you know in all your hearts and in all your souls that not one word of all the good words which the Lord your God spoke concerning you has failed; all have been fulfilled for you, not one of them has failed. “It shall come about that just as all the good words which the Lord your God spoke to you have come upon you, so the Lord will bring upon you all the threats, until He has destroyed you from off this good land which the Lord your God has given you.
See also 2 Sa 7:28; 1 Ki 8:56; Je 29:10
In his commands
In his commands
Turn away my reproach which I dread,
For Your ordinances are good.
See also Ps 19:7; Ro 7:12; Ro 7:16; Ro 12:2
God’s goodness is to be experienced
God’s goodness is to be experienced
God is good to those who trust him
God is good to those who trust him
Ps 34:8; Na 1:7
See also Ex 33:19; 2 Ch 7:10; Job 42:11; Ps 31:19–20; Ps 84:11; Ps 86:17; La 3:25; Am 5:14–15; 1 Pe 2:3
God’s people can rely on his goodness
God’s people can rely on his goodness
“I will make an everlasting covenant with them that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; and I will put the fear of Me in their hearts so that they will not turn away from Me.
See also Ps 23:6; Ps 27:13; Mt 7:11; Php 1:6
God works positively for good in unfavourable circumstances
God works positively for good in unfavourable circumstances
“As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to bring about this present result, to preserve many people alive.
See also Ac 2:23–24; Ro 8:28; 2 Co 4:17; Heb 12:10
God’s goodness is to be praised
God’s goodness is to be praised
Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good;
Sing praises to His name, for it is lovely.
See also Dt 8:10; 2 Ch 5:13; 2 Ch 7:3; Ps 86:5; Ps 136:1; Ps 145:7
“When you have eaten and are satisfied, you shall bless the Lord your God for the good land which He has given you.
in unison when the trumpeters and the singers were to make themselves heard with one voice to praise and to glorify the Lord, and when they lifted up their voice accompanied by trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and when they praised the Lord saying, “He indeed is good for His lovingkindness is everlasting,” then the house, the house of the Lord, was filled with a cloud,
All the sons of Israel, seeing the fire come down and the glory of the Lord upon the house, bowed down on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and gave praise to the Lord, saying, “Truly He is good, truly His lovingkindness is everlasting.”
For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive,
And abundant in lovingkindness to all who call upon You.
Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
They shall eagerly utter the memory of Your abundant goodness
And will shout joyfully of Your righteousness.