ODB: The Purpose of God’s Goodness
April 18, 2011
God is good—make sure the people in your world know what He has done in your life.
READ: Psalm 67
God be merciful to us and bless us, and cause His face to shine upon us. —Psalm 67:1
When I was growing up, we often sang a song in Sunday school that went like this: “God is good to me! God is good to me! He holds my hand and helps me stand! God is good to me!”
I need to say right away that I believe God is good and He takes delight in doing good things for people. He does indeed hold our hand in times of trouble and helps us stand against the onslaught of life’s difficulties. But I wonder if you’ve ever asked yourself, Why is He good? It certainly is not because we deserve it or because He feels the need to buy our love and allegiance with His benefits.
The psalmist prays for God to bless him so that “[the Lord’s] way may be known on earth, Your salvation among all nations” (Ps. 67:2). God’s daily blessings are proof positive that He is indeed a good God who cares for His own. But how will our world know this about God if we never praise Him for His goodness to us? (v.3).
So, the next time God blesses you, be sure to look for ways to appropriately give Him the credit. Consuming His blessings without communicating His goodness shortchanges the very purpose of His gifts of grace in our lives.
— Joe Stowell
Source: Our Daily Bread
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I concur with Joe Stowell that there is a need to communicating God’s goodness in the midst of consuming His blessings least we are seen as shortchanges the very purpose of His gifts of grace in our lives. I thought it supposed to be natural for us to share with others just like informing our relatives, friends and neigbors about our first born child. A happy moment to be shared as much as to be treasured. Moreover, the Lord has done so much for us.