God Attribute, 108

~ God Is Good ~

 

This Series  ~  This series of posts looks at some of the many attributes of God.  Generally, we move in alphabetical order.

 

Introduction  ~  There have been many books written with the title (or similar to) “Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People?” Such books begin with a faulty premise. According to the Word of God there are no good people.  “All have sinned and come short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23).

 

In fact, there has only been One good man on earth and we crucified Him!

 

Scripture  ~  “Now the Lord descended in the cloud and stood with him [Moses] there, and proclaimed the name of the Lord. And the Lord passed before him and proclaimed, ‘The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and truth, keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin” (Exodus 34:5-7a).

 

“You are good, Lord” (Psalm 25:7).

 

“Good and upright is the Lord” (Psalm 25:8).

 

“You, Lord, are forgiving and good” (Psalm 86:5).

 

“Taste and see that the Lord is good” (Psalm 34:8).

 

“How great is Your goodness! You have stored it up for those who fear You. You do good things for those who trust You” (Psalm 31:19).

 

Comment  ~  Contemplate this: ‘If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!’ (Matthew 7:11).

 

~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW blog.

 

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