Reflection:
What does it mean that God is ‘good’? Good is the absence of bad, but it’s so much more than that. There’s a purity about ‘good’, a radiance, a rightness. God is good. He is the author of ‘good’ and its definition. If we want to see what ‘good’ is, then we should look at him. Look at his character, what he values, how he’s acted in his world. The psalmist says, “Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good.” When we praise God for his goodness, we are doing exactly that for which we were made. We are in harmony with our created purpose and as such, it is ‘pleasant’.
Do you enjoy praising God for his goodness? Try it now and see if it is indeed pleasant.
Prayer:
Dear God, you are so good. Thank you! Amen.