GodSprings - 22 July, 2016

God is Good - All The Time

For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations. Psalm 100:5 (ESV)

 

God is good all the time

He put a song of praise

In this heart of mine

God is good all the time

Through the darkest night

His light will shine

(God is good)

God is good all the time

God is good all the time is a wonderful praise and worship song by Don Moen. Had a chance to listen to his interview where he says the stories behind the songs. This is how the song came out. Don Moen says, “I was at a revival meeting and there was this evangelist who would say God is good all the time. Don’t forget that. I wrote that down and I thought that’s really true. God is good all the time. Life may not be good all the time but God is a good God. And then I went skiing with Paul Overstreet. He brought his guitar and I had my little electric piano. And before we went skiing this thought that God is good was going through my mind. I told him this is what I heard and I want to pen it down and we sat together and did a little bit of thinking and jamming and the result is the song. God is good all the time and all the time God is good.”

God not only does good, God is good. Odds are, we have all said, this and meant it. But do we really know what the good in “God is good!” really means? Are we speaking of the same good as when we say, “It’s all good,” “Good job,” or even “Good dog!” In general, when we use the word good to describe people, places, or things, we are using good to show some measure of approval or appreciation. But when we say that God is good, so much more than just appreciation and approval is expressed. How are we to comprehend God’s goodness, and what should our response be to His goodness?

Everything God does is good. His works, His plans, and His purposes are all good. He is good in His benevolence, and He is good in His chastisement. He is good in His judgment, and He is good in His forgiveness. He is good when He spares us from suffering, and He is good when He allows us to go through suffering. He has never been able to do anything but good and never will cease to be able to do good.

How does the goodness of God impact your daily life? How does His goodness help you live the Christian life? If we are to “be” good and “do” good, these can only be accomplished with God’s help. The Bible is clear that no one is good, and no one can do good apart from God (Romans 3:10-12). But the more we allow God to have His way in our lives, the more of His goodness we will experience and the more we can reflect His goodness to others. Only as we experience God and His goodness can we ever hope to be good or do good.

God is good, all the time, even when our circumstances may not feel good or even be good. God is still good. Everything God does is good, and everything God is working to accomplish is good. God even will take the bad stuff that happens to us and still use it for His good.

Let us today take time throughout our day today to consider some of the ways that God has been good to us, and thank Him for the fact that He not only does good but also is good. God is good!