God is Good

A Song of Joy

David finds delight in the Lord and confess that everything good in his life comes from god.

every good giuft....

The Lord of Life

Preserve me - simply the knowledge that David needed God’s constant care and oversight that hius life might be lived for god;s glory, and that david did not disqualify himself from enjoying all the good things that God had given him.

health - marriage, family - ministry.

Lets take a few moments to delight in what the Lord has given us.

1: A Good Relationship.

Psalm 16:1–2 KJV 1900

1 Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust. 2 O my soul, thou hast said unto the Lord, Thou art my Lord: My goodness extendeth not to thee;

Jesus Christ is our highest treasure. He is the giver of every good and perfect gift.

James 1:17 KJV 1900

17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

To know and have a relationship with Jesus Christ is the highest privledge in life. God constantly suppl;ies us with blessings.

Psalm 21:3 KJV 1900

3 For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: Thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head.

and this supply will now run dry untill we finally end up in the father house.

Psalm 23:6 KJV 1900

6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: And I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

2: A Good Companionship.

Psalm 16:3–4 KJV 1900

3 But to the saints that are in the earth, And to the excellent, in whom is all my delight. 4 Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god: Their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, Nor take up their names into my lips.

God never intened us to walk this road alone. He has blessed us with companions that help us along the way.

in the immedient, our primary companion is our spouse. It is not good for man to be alone. So god made us a helper - which is what our spouse should be. unfortinuatly many spuses hiner rather than help.

It is about time that we recognise that our spouses are a giuft from god and should be appreciated and cherished as such.

In the greater degree, we have companions in the form of our spiritual family - our church.

We pray for one another, edify one another, help one another, rebuke one another.

3: A Good Strewardshgip

Psalm 16:5–6 KJV 1900

5 The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: Thou maintainest my lot. 6 The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; Yea, I have a goodly heritage.

It stands to reason that if Jesus Christ is trhe Lored of our Lives, and The giver of all we have then we are but stewards of what rhe Lord has given us.

RThe “lines” refered to here are the border lines of each of the tribes. It is the materinal blessingfs God has given.

There are a few things to note here.

a) David did not complain about where the lines landed, he was thanksful.

Envy and coveting are sins that exists because we are unhappy with where our lines have fallen. We are envious that otrher people have better lines than we do.

1 Timothy 6:10 KJV 1900

10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

Yes, God in his sovergin choice has made some people stewards oif greather wealth than others, but it is not the amount of that makes a person a good sweward, it is the faithfulness to what God has given you.

Mark 12:41–44 KJV 1900

41 And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much. 42 And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing. 43 And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury: 44 For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.

4: A Good Hope

Psalm 16:11 KJV 1900

11 Thou wilt shew me the path of life: In thy presence is fulness of joy; At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

Jesus came to give us life.

John 10:10 KJV 1900

10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

Abundant life is life that does not come to an end.

1 Corinthians 15:53–55 KJV 1900

53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. 54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. 55 O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?