His Goodness

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Seven times in our English Bibles we are told, “THE LORD IS GOOD.”
● “O taste and see that THE LORD IS GOOD: blessed is the man that trusteth in Him” (Psalm 34:88O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him. (Psalm 34:8)).
● “THE LORD IS GOOD; His mercy is everlasting; and His truth endureth to all generations” (Psalm 100:55For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations. (Psalm 100:5)).
● “Praise the Lord; for THE LORD IS GOOD: sing praises unto His name; for it is pleasant” (Psalm 135:33Praise the Lord; for the Lord is good: sing praises unto his name; for it is pleasant. (Psalm 135:3)).
● “THE LORD IS GOOD to all: and His tender mercies are over all His works” (Psalm 145:99The Lord is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works. (Psalm 145:9)).
● “THE LORD IS GOOD unto them that wait for Him, to the soul that seeketh Him” (Lamentations 3:2525The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. (Lamentations 3:25)).
● “THE LORD IS GOOD, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and He knoweth them that trust in Him” (Nahum 1:77The Lord is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him. (Nahum 1:7)).
A prayerful consideration of these statements will enlarge our heart’s appreciation of His goodness.
Sometime in the mid 1700’s Joseph Hart penned the words of this hymn that I have sung and enjoyed for as long as I can remember.
How good is the God we adore,
Our faithful, unchangeable Friend,
Whose love is as great as His power,
And knows neither measure nor end.
’Tis Jesus, the First and the Last,
Whose Spirit shall guide us safe home;
We'll praise Him for all that is past,
And trust Him for all that's to come.
A brother in Egypt often sends me a simple text that reads: “We have a good Lord!”
I find it a great encouragement.
It is unbelief of the goodness that is in the heart of God that is the root of all coldness, carelessness and lack of earnestness in the things of God. –H. E. Hayhoe