11.God is Just. God rules with absolute justice. Not fooled by appearances, God is fair, equitable, and impartial in all of His judgments. http://www.allaboutgod.com/names-of-god.htm
Psalm 75:1-7 (New International Version)
For the director of music. To the tune of "Do Not Destroy." A psalm of Asaph. A song.
1 We give thanks to you, O God,
we give thanks, for your Name is near;
men tell of your wonderful deeds.
2 You say, "I choose the appointed time;
it is I who judge uprightly.
3 When the earth and all its people quake,
it is I who hold its pillars firm.
Selah
4 To the arrogant I say, 'Boast no more,'
and to the wicked, 'Do not lift up your horns.
5 Do not lift your horns against heaven;
do not speak with outstretched neck.' "
6 No one from the east or the west
or from the desert can exalt a man.
7 But it is God who judges:
He brings one down, he exalts another.
Justice is the concept of moral rightness based on ethics, rationality, law, natural law, religion, fairness, or equity, along with the punishment of the breach of said ethics.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justice
Zephaniah 3:8.: " Therefore wait for Me," says the LORD, "Until the day I rise up for plunder; My determination is to gather the nations To My assembly of kingdoms, To pour on them My indignation, All my fierce anger; All the earth shall be devoured With the fire of My jealousy.
9. "For then I will restore to the peoples a pure language, That they all may call on the name of the LORD, To serve Him with one accord. NKJV
Many times when we think of God’s justice we are thinking more of wrath than justice. Because many of us see everything as all good or all bad. We clothe ourselves in the Love of God and close our eyes to Divine rightness or we cower in fear at God’s wrath with no understanding of His awesome grace and mercy.
Romans 1 (New International Version)
16I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile.
17For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: "The righteous will live by faith."
God's Wrath Against Mankind
18The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness,
19since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them.
20For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.
21For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened.
I am a witness to God’s grace and mercy. I truly know that our God is the God of second (and many more) chances; but I also believe that there will be a day of judgment and justice for all.
God sent His precious son, Jesus, who became the perfect sacrifice for our sins. This is grace and mercy. But some are unwilling to accept this magnificent gift.
-1 Timothy 1:9-11
"We also know that law is made not for the righteous but for lawbreakers and rebels, the ungodly and sinful, the unholy and irreligious; for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers, for adulterers and perverts, for slave traders and liars and perjurers--and for whatever else is contrary to the sound doctrine that conforms to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which he entrusted to me."
I pray the Holy Spirit to help me to live a life which conforms to the glorious gospel of the blessed God. I thank God for planting me in a church of sound doctrine. I thank God for justice tempered with grace and mercy.
May God Forever Be a Blessing in Your Life!!!
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
God is Transcendent.
10.God is Transcendent.
We must not think of God as highest in an order of beings. This would be to grant Him eminence, even pre-eminence, but this is not enough. He is transcendent—existing beyond the created universe. http://www.allaboutgod.com/names-of-god.htm
Psalm 113:4 -5
4 The LORD is exalted over all the nations, his glory above the heavens.
5 Who is like the LORD our God,
the One who sits enthroned on high,
We are indeed interesting critters. We judge each other over the silliest things. There is a popular bumper sticker that says…”God is My Co-Pilot”, which was probably intended to depict a closeness with God. Then, of course, someone came up with a bumper sticker…”If God is Your Co-Pilot, Change Seats”, indicating, I suppose that the change in position puts God in control.
The first sticker seems a simple acknowledgement of relationship. The second seemed more interested in being “right”.
I acknowledge God in my life. Perhaps I don’t say just the right words all of the time, but God, who knows my heart, knows the words I mean. God is. God exists beyond the created universe. There is no box of our making into which God will fit, so we need to acknowledge Him, praise Him, glorify Him in any way our limited understanding opens for us.
2 Chronicles 2:6 “For the heavens and the highest heavens cannot contain Him.”
Jeremiah 23:24 “‘Can a man hide himself in hiding places, so I do not see him?’ declares Yehovah. ‘Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?’ declares Yehovah.”
God is timeless (outside of time and space) and unchangeable, yet God cares enough to be involved in our lives.
Psalm 139:7-16 (New International Version)
7 Where can I go from your Spirit?
Where can I flee from your presence?
8 If I go up to the heavens, you are there;
if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.
9 If I rise on the wings of the dawn,
if I settle on the far side of the sea,
10 even there your hand will guide me,
your right hand will hold me fast.
11 If I say, "Surely the darkness will hide me
and the light become night around me,"
12 even the darkness will not be dark to you;
the night will shine like the day,
for darkness is as light to you.
13 For you created my inmost being;
you knit me together in my mother's womb.
14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful,
I know that full well.
15 My frame was not hidden from you
when I was made in the secret place.
When I was woven together in the depths of the earth,
16 your eyes saw my unformed body.
All the days ordained for me
were written in your book
before one of them came to be.
We need to be able to come in prayer without comparing our words to someone who may have a more eloquent speech. The important thing is to come in prayer and we have the scriptures to help us with the words. We must always honor our need to recognize God in our lives.
My God, I thank You for being in my life. I thank You for being exalted over all. I thank You.
May God Forever Be a Blessing in Your Life!!!
We must not think of God as highest in an order of beings. This would be to grant Him eminence, even pre-eminence, but this is not enough. He is transcendent—existing beyond the created universe. http://www.allaboutgod.com/names-of-god.htm
Psalm 113:4 -5
4 The LORD is exalted over all the nations, his glory above the heavens.
5 Who is like the LORD our God,
the One who sits enthroned on high,
We are indeed interesting critters. We judge each other over the silliest things. There is a popular bumper sticker that says…”God is My Co-Pilot”, which was probably intended to depict a closeness with God. Then, of course, someone came up with a bumper sticker…”If God is Your Co-Pilot, Change Seats”, indicating, I suppose that the change in position puts God in control.
The first sticker seems a simple acknowledgement of relationship. The second seemed more interested in being “right”.
I acknowledge God in my life. Perhaps I don’t say just the right words all of the time, but God, who knows my heart, knows the words I mean. God is. God exists beyond the created universe. There is no box of our making into which God will fit, so we need to acknowledge Him, praise Him, glorify Him in any way our limited understanding opens for us.
2 Chronicles 2:6 “For the heavens and the highest heavens cannot contain Him.”
Jeremiah 23:24 “‘Can a man hide himself in hiding places, so I do not see him?’ declares Yehovah. ‘Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?’ declares Yehovah.”
God is timeless (outside of time and space) and unchangeable, yet God cares enough to be involved in our lives.
Psalm 139:7-16 (New International Version)
7 Where can I go from your Spirit?
Where can I flee from your presence?
8 If I go up to the heavens, you are there;
if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.
9 If I rise on the wings of the dawn,
if I settle on the far side of the sea,
10 even there your hand will guide me,
your right hand will hold me fast.
11 If I say, "Surely the darkness will hide me
and the light become night around me,"
12 even the darkness will not be dark to you;
the night will shine like the day,
for darkness is as light to you.
13 For you created my inmost being;
you knit me together in my mother's womb.
14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful,
I know that full well.
15 My frame was not hidden from you
when I was made in the secret place.
When I was woven together in the depths of the earth,
16 your eyes saw my unformed body.
All the days ordained for me
were written in your book
before one of them came to be.
We need to be able to come in prayer without comparing our words to someone who may have a more eloquent speech. The important thing is to come in prayer and we have the scriptures to help us with the words. We must always honor our need to recognize God in our lives.
My God, I thank You for being in my life. I thank You for being exalted over all. I thank You.
May God Forever Be a Blessing in Your Life!!!
Monday, June 28, 2010
Jehovah-jireh, “the God who provides.”
7.God is Jehovah-jireh. This name means “the God who provides.” Just as He provided yesterday, He will provide tomorrow. He grants deliverance from sin, the oil of joy for the ashes of sorrow, and eternal citizenship in His Kingdom. Genesis 22:9-14 (New International Version)
9 When they reached the place God had told him about, Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood on it. He bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. 10 Then he reached out his hand and took the knife to slay his son. 11 But the angel of the LORD called out to him from heaven, "Abraham! Abraham!"
"Here I am," he replied.
12 "Do not lay a hand on the boy," he said. "Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son."
13 Abraham looked up and there in a thicket he saw a ram caught by its horns. He went over and took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering instead of his son. 14 So Abraham called that place The LORD Will Provide. And to this day it is said, "On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided."
When I saw Jehovah-jireh, I thought this would be the easiest of all to write because my God is truly a God of provision; but I had to put it aside twice.
Mark 4 (New International Version)
18Still others, like seed sown among thorns, hear the word; 19but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful.
There is so much in the world today that hints, or downright speaks of God’s provision in very materialistic terms. It’s almost if you’re having difficulty there’s something wrong with your prayer life, or you’re not giving enough, or you’re giving to the wrong person group or cause or you just don’t have enough faith..
I wonder how many have been turned away because they felt they just didn’t measure up?
My God has provided me with life; provided me with love; provided me with work to do in the kingdom; provided me with the basics and more. My God is a God of Provision.
"But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus." (Philippians 4:19)
Hebrews 4:16 (New International Version)
16Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
I approach the throne of grace with confidence. I know God is good. It is my daily goal to avoid getting so caught up in the worries of this life that I lose sight of the glory of God. It is my prayer that the comfort of the Holy Spirit keeps me ever mindful of what matters much, what matters most and what matters not at all. With this knowledge comes understanding of Jehovah-jireh
May God Forever Be a Blessing in Your Life!!!
9 When they reached the place God had told him about, Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood on it. He bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. 10 Then he reached out his hand and took the knife to slay his son. 11 But the angel of the LORD called out to him from heaven, "Abraham! Abraham!"
"Here I am," he replied.
12 "Do not lay a hand on the boy," he said. "Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son."
13 Abraham looked up and there in a thicket he saw a ram caught by its horns. He went over and took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering instead of his son. 14 So Abraham called that place The LORD Will Provide. And to this day it is said, "On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided."
When I saw Jehovah-jireh, I thought this would be the easiest of all to write because my God is truly a God of provision; but I had to put it aside twice.
Mark 4 (New International Version)
18Still others, like seed sown among thorns, hear the word; 19but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful.
There is so much in the world today that hints, or downright speaks of God’s provision in very materialistic terms. It’s almost if you’re having difficulty there’s something wrong with your prayer life, or you’re not giving enough, or you’re giving to the wrong person group or cause or you just don’t have enough faith..
I wonder how many have been turned away because they felt they just didn’t measure up?
My God has provided me with life; provided me with love; provided me with work to do in the kingdom; provided me with the basics and more. My God is a God of Provision.
"But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus." (Philippians 4:19)
Hebrews 4:16 (New International Version)
16Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
I approach the throne of grace with confidence. I know God is good. It is my daily goal to avoid getting so caught up in the worries of this life that I lose sight of the glory of God. It is my prayer that the comfort of the Holy Spirit keeps me ever mindful of what matters much, what matters most and what matters not at all. With this knowledge comes understanding of Jehovah-jireh
May God Forever Be a Blessing in Your Life!!!
Saturday, June 26, 2010
God is immutable
9.God is immutable. All that God is, He has always been. All that He has been and is, He will ever be. He cannot change because He is perfect and will remain perfect.
Psalm 102:25-28 (New International Version)
25 In the beginning you laid the foundations of the earth,
and the heavens are the work of your hands.
26 They will perish, but you remain;
they will all wear out like a garment.
Like clothing you will change them
and they will be discarded.
27 But you remain the same,
and your years will never end.
28 The children of your servants will live in your presence;
their descendants will be established before you."
This is probably one of the hardest concepts to hold when we try to understand God and put Him into terms that we can grasp. God always was. There is no time when God didn’t exist. We can not go back and count the beginning of time or the beginning of God.
Every good gift, says St. James, and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of Lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning" (James 1: 17).
In Hebrews it is again stated that, Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath; that by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us (Heb. 6: 17, 18). "
The Eternal God who revealed Himself as the I AM to Moses, is the I AM of today, "infinite, eternal, unchangeable, in his being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness, and truth."
God, I thank You for being who You are. I thank You for the promise of eternal life in Your presence. I thank You for being an eternal God who is worthy of all praise. I thank You for growing discernment and ask greater and greater wisdom when studying Your Word.
May God Forever Be a Blessing in Your Life!!!
Psalm 102:25-28 (New International Version)
25 In the beginning you laid the foundations of the earth,
and the heavens are the work of your hands.
26 They will perish, but you remain;
they will all wear out like a garment.
Like clothing you will change them
and they will be discarded.
27 But you remain the same,
and your years will never end.
28 The children of your servants will live in your presence;
their descendants will be established before you."
This is probably one of the hardest concepts to hold when we try to understand God and put Him into terms that we can grasp. God always was. There is no time when God didn’t exist. We can not go back and count the beginning of time or the beginning of God.
Every good gift, says St. James, and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of Lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning" (James 1: 17).
In Hebrews it is again stated that, Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath; that by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us (Heb. 6: 17, 18). "
The Eternal God who revealed Himself as the I AM to Moses, is the I AM of today, "infinite, eternal, unchangeable, in his being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness, and truth."
God, I thank You for being who You are. I thank You for the promise of eternal life in Your presence. I thank You for being an eternal God who is worthy of all praise. I thank You for growing discernment and ask greater and greater wisdom when studying Your Word.
May God Forever Be a Blessing in Your Life!!!
Friday, June 25, 2010
8.Jehovah-shalom. “the God of peace.”
8.God is Jehovah-shalom. This name means “the God of peace.” God could never give to others a peace that exceeds understanding if He Himself were not perfect, unfailing peace.
(Philippians 4:6-7) Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;
{7} and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
(Colossians 3:14-15) But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection.
{15} And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful.
(1 Thessalonians 5:22-24) Abstain from every form of evil.
{23} Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
{24} He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it.
(Isaiah 26:3-4) You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You, Because he trusts in You.
{4} Trust in the LORD forever, For in YAH, the LORD, is everlasting strength
Our God of peace requires active participation from believers in the process of maintaining and spreading His peace. “Be anxious for nothing” requires active trust in God. “By prayer and supplication with thanksgiving”, not with apathy and ingratitude. Abstain from evil, pass up opportunities to do wrong. Keep your mind on God, trust in Him.
Father, God, I pray for a better understanding of my need to engage in the promotion of Your peace. I ask the Holy Spirit to guard my speech and help me be an agent of peace. I thank you for every opportunity to be an example of The Way in my daily life.
Thank You for the peace which surpasses all understanding and the guarding of my mind against the evils of this world.
Thank you for Your incomparable peace. Amen
May God Forever Be a Blessing in Your Life!!!
(Philippians 4:6-7) Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;
{7} and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
(Colossians 3:14-15) But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection.
{15} And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful.
(1 Thessalonians 5:22-24) Abstain from every form of evil.
{23} Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
{24} He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it.
(Isaiah 26:3-4) You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You, Because he trusts in You.
{4} Trust in the LORD forever, For in YAH, the LORD, is everlasting strength
Our God of peace requires active participation from believers in the process of maintaining and spreading His peace. “Be anxious for nothing” requires active trust in God. “By prayer and supplication with thanksgiving”, not with apathy and ingratitude. Abstain from evil, pass up opportunities to do wrong. Keep your mind on God, trust in Him.
Father, God, I pray for a better understanding of my need to engage in the promotion of Your peace. I ask the Holy Spirit to guard my speech and help me be an agent of peace. I thank you for every opportunity to be an example of The Way in my daily life.
Thank You for the peace which surpasses all understanding and the guarding of my mind against the evils of this world.
Thank you for Your incomparable peace. Amen
May God Forever Be a Blessing in Your Life!!!
Thursday, June 24, 2010
God is Love
6.God is love. God’s love is so great that He gave His only Son to bring us into fellowship with Him. God’s love not only encompasses the world, but embraces each of us personally and intimately. http://www.allaboutgod.com/names-of-god.htm
1 John 4:7-10 (New International Version)
God's Love and Ours
7Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. 8Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. 9This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. 10This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.
It is difficult to put into simple words the wonder of God’s love. It is difficult because we don’t have the capacity for an all encompassing Love.
I am a grandparent and I know how very much I love my grandchildren. I try to imagine that love a million fold and know that I haven’t scratched the surface of the magnitude of God’s love for us.
God’s love is unconditional. He chose to love us and He continues to love us despite our shortcomings. Anyone who has been in an intense relationship, who remembers the glow of being “in love”, but now is "out of love" can have a small idea of the difference in human love and God’s divine love.
We fall in love because. And we fall out of love because.
God is Love. He doesn’t leave us when we stray. Thank Him that He doesn’t divorce us when we don’t meet His expectations.
Ephesians 2:4-5 (New International Version)
4But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, 5made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved.
I thank You, God for your love. I thank you daily for accepting me as your child. I thank you for every day that you are with me. I thank you for your Son, Jesus. I thank you for the Holy Spirit.
May God Forever Be a Blessing in Your Life!!!
1 John 4:7-10 (New International Version)
God's Love and Ours
7Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. 8Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. 9This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. 10This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.
It is difficult to put into simple words the wonder of God’s love. It is difficult because we don’t have the capacity for an all encompassing Love.
I am a grandparent and I know how very much I love my grandchildren. I try to imagine that love a million fold and know that I haven’t scratched the surface of the magnitude of God’s love for us.
God’s love is unconditional. He chose to love us and He continues to love us despite our shortcomings. Anyone who has been in an intense relationship, who remembers the glow of being “in love”, but now is "out of love" can have a small idea of the difference in human love and God’s divine love.
We fall in love because. And we fall out of love because.
God is Love. He doesn’t leave us when we stray. Thank Him that He doesn’t divorce us when we don’t meet His expectations.
From an article in “All About God”Another great verse about God's love is found in Romans 5:8, "But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." In this verse and in John 3:16, we find no conditions placed on God's love for us. God doesn't say, "as soon as you clean up your act, I'll love you; " nor does He say, "I'll sacrifice my Son if you promise to love Me." In fact, in Romans 5:8, we find just the opposite. God wants us to know that His love is unconditional, so He sent His Son, Jesus Christ, to die for us while we were still unlovable sinners. We didn't have to get clean, and we didn't have to make any promises to God before we could experience His love. His love for us has always existed, and because of that, He did all the giving and sacrificing long before we were even aware that we needed His love. http://www.allaboutgod.com/god-is-love.htm
Ephesians 2:4-5 (New International Version)
4But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, 5made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved.
I thank You, God for your love. I thank you daily for accepting me as your child. I thank you for every day that you are with me. I thank you for your Son, Jesus. I thank you for the Holy Spirit.
May God Forever Be a Blessing in Your Life!!!
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
God is good
5.God is good. The goodness of God is what disposes Him to be kind, benevolent, and full of good will toward all creation.
Psalm 119:65-72 (New International Version)
65 Do good to your servant
according to your word, O LORD.
66 Teach me knowledge and good judgment,
for I believe in your commands.
67 Before I was afflicted I went astray,
but now I obey your word.
68 You are good, and what you do is good;
teach me your decrees.
69 Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies,
I keep your precepts with all my heart.
70 Their hearts are callous and unfeeling,
but I delight in your law.
71 It was good for me to be afflicted
so that I might learn your decrees. (emphasis added)
72 The law from your mouth is more precious to me
than thousands of pieces of silver and gold.
One of our members speaks often of the goodness of God in her life. When she talks she fairly glows and it is beautiful to be in her presence.
But, many of us are like the Israelites, grateful to God when he pulls us out of a jam but quick to forget in the midst of just everyday life.
Yet, He is Good to us.
This beautiful psalm praises God for a reprimand, acknowledging that it benefited him to be chastised.
I often say “I thank God for gentle reprimands” because He always extends a hand of grace even when I truly deserve a more harsh judgement.
I thank You God for Your gentle mercy. I thank you for Your goodness to me and those dear to me. I thank You that I am a child of God.
Take time to acknowledge the Goodness of God in your everyday life. Take time to sing Him praises every day.
May God Forever Be a Blessing in Your Life!!!
Psalm 119:65-72 (New International Version)
65 Do good to your servant
according to your word, O LORD.
66 Teach me knowledge and good judgment,
for I believe in your commands.
67 Before I was afflicted I went astray,
but now I obey your word.
68 You are good, and what you do is good;
teach me your decrees.
69 Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies,
I keep your precepts with all my heart.
70 Their hearts are callous and unfeeling,
but I delight in your law.
71 It was good for me to be afflicted
so that I might learn your decrees. (emphasis added)
72 The law from your mouth is more precious to me
than thousands of pieces of silver and gold.
One of our members speaks often of the goodness of God in her life. When she talks she fairly glows and it is beautiful to be in her presence.
But, many of us are like the Israelites, grateful to God when he pulls us out of a jam but quick to forget in the midst of just everyday life.
Yet, He is Good to us.
This beautiful psalm praises God for a reprimand, acknowledging that it benefited him to be chastised.
I often say “I thank God for gentle reprimands” because He always extends a hand of grace even when I truly deserve a more harsh judgement.
I thank You God for Your gentle mercy. I thank you for Your goodness to me and those dear to me. I thank You that I am a child of God.
2056. God Is So Good
Text: Trad.
Music: Trad.
Tune: GOD IS SO GOOD, Meter: Irr.
1. God is so good, God is so good,
God is so good, God's so good to me.
2. God cares for me, God cares for me,
God cares for me, God's so good to me.
3. God loves me so, God loves me so,
God loves me so, God's so good to me.
4. God is so good, God is so good,
God is so good, God's so good to me.
Take time to acknowledge the Goodness of God in your everyday life. Take time to sing Him praises every day.
May God Forever Be a Blessing in Your Life!!!
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