The Lord Is Good [Leaflets]

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“The LORD is good”. Yes, none is good as He
Who called us from our darkness to His light,
Gave us to know His Son and ever be
Conformed to His image in His sight.

He is our “strong hold” in earth’s darkest hour—
When seas run high, and tempests shake the soul.
His way is perfect and no adverse power
Can swerve His purpose from the eternal goal.

“He knoweth”, yes, He knoweth all the way
We take. Each heavy trial is to mold
Our wills to His, that we can truly say,
“He trieth me; I shall come forth as gold.”

“He knoweth them that trust in Him” and His love
Is worthy of our confidence entire.
His end will show, in those bright realms above,
The full accomplishment of all desire.

Yes, Thou art good, our Father, and our lines
Fallen in pleasant places. Give us grace
To know that for Thy glory all combines,
And for our good—until we see His face!

F. L. St. Ives, Cornwall September 1934

The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and He knoweth them that trust in Him. Nahum 1:7

The LORD is good to all; and His tender mercies are over all His works. Psalm 145:9

The Lord is good! The Psalmists said it repeatedly. Never forget it. Never doubt it. Because, even if you do, He will still be good, but you will lose the enjoyment of His goodness. In His presence, we will know it fully. All failure and misery in our lives springs from unbelief in the goodness that is in the heart of God toward us. It is evidence of the extent of our own natural depravity that we so often measure God's heart by our own. This is an offense to God, and it is a great hindrance to us. Psalm 106:12-15.

O give thanks unto the LORD, for He is good; for His mercy endureth forever. Psalm 136:1

Thou art good and doest good; teach me Thy statutes. Psalm 119:68