Did you know that the word “good” comes from the old Anglo-Saxon word which literally means “to be like God”? That would imply that when godliness increases, so does goodness! Maybe you’ve heard this before, if you take God out of the word good, all you get is a big fat zero. Or perhaps you’ve heard this other saying about God’s goodness, that good is just God elongated! Try to imagine your life with God’s goodness flowing through you. Out of every pore of your life, goodness oozes out. That may be a funny word picture, but I think that is how we should begin picturing a lifetime of saying yes to God. Producing “good” should not be a strain. It should come very naturally, and just like God who is totally good, we can begin to completely demonstrate God’s goodness in us. Psalms 107 is a classic portrayal of God’s goodness. Here are some of the things that Psalms 107 says about God’s goodness.
He is GOOD,
He delivers us,
He does wonderful deeds,
He satisfies the thirsty, and
fills the hungry with GOOD things.
He breaks away chains,
He sent forth His Word and healed them,
He rescued them,
He stilled their storms,
He guided them, and listen to this,
He sowed fields and planted vineyards, that yielded a fruitful harvest! God’s goodness is amazing. Saying yes to Him brings all of that goodness into our lives. Let’s make it our goal to be just like Him, by:
“Doing all the good you can
By all the means you can
In all the ways you can
In all the places you can
At all the times you can
To all the people you can
As long as you can!”
Say yes to receiving all of God’s goodness into your life!
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