The Lord says: "This is the time to declare the goodness of God, in spite of all the challenges or problems that you see in this world."
Beloved of God, whatever your situation may be, and whatever your challenges, problems or issues that you may be facing at the moment, the Lord wants you to declare the goodness of God over your life. You are going to see a huge difference. Things are going to start turning around for you!
By the way, we are not teaching you to be in denial of any problem or issue that you may be facing on earth. But we are teaching in spite of all these, you can remember the goodness of God and you can declare the goodness of God!
It means if you have nothing good to say, just say of the goodness of God, just speak of the goodness of God, and praise the Lord instead. Remember Proverbs 18:21 says, 'Death and life are in the power of the tongue...' So choose life! Choose to speak God's words! Choose to speak what God says!
Can I declare to you right now that you are going to experience and see some pleasant surprises soon? Yes, receive this by faith. Just don't try to figure out how it's going to happen. But the Lord will make it happen.
Let's get back to the goodness of God. I'm going to declare to you some Bible verses on the goodness of God. You can declare it together.
First and foremost, my favorite, is Psalm 34:8 (NKJV) that says, 'Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!' I've taught you about this word 'good' in Hebrew, 'towb', some time ago. So I'm not going to repeat it. But I'm going to share with you by revelation in plain English what does it mean by 'the Lord is good'. But before that, let's go to the next Bible verse.
Another one of my all-time favorite Bible verse is Psalm 23:6 (NKJV) that says, 'Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.' Let's believe that as a beloved of God, surely, certainly; not maybe, but surely goodness and mercy shall follow you some days of your life? No, the Bible says all the days of your life! It means not even one day is forgotten by God all throughout your life! Do you see that?
This is another wonderful Bible verse on the goodness of God. It's Psalm 27:13 (NKJV) that says, 'I would have lost heart, unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.' You see, not only you remember the goodness of God and declare the goodness of God, but you also believe the goodness of God! You know what, many Christians do not experience much of the goodness of God simply because they do not believe fully. They doubt about the goodness of God. But as for you, you fully believe. Believing, you shall receive. And you are going to start seeing exactly that happening in your life. It will be translated into your everyday life right before your eyes. Amen!
Next Bible verse is Exodus 34:6 (NKJV) that says, 'And the Lord passed before him (Moses) and proclaimed, "The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering and abounding in goodness and truth...' Here, the Lord is showing to us that He is abounding in goodness, and not just in truth. Indeed He is a good God! So, no matter what happens around you, or no matter what happens in your past, in your life, nothing takes away the truth that the Lord's goodness is abounding in your life right now. And all things will work together for good to those who love Him.
I know some of you may be asking: "Then why did this happen to me?" or "Why did that happen to me?" Let's not look behind you. Let's not look at that past. The past is past. Let the bygones be bygones. But the Lord wants you to look forward and look ahead right now. Yes indeed, it's like a morning dew. It's fresh. It's new. Look forward to the many new things in your life. Look forward to the many good things in your life. And that's what God wants you to see your life at the moment.
As I've written just now, I wanted to share with you in plain English what does 'the goodness of God' mean. Here it is. The goodness of God shows that He wants to bring joy and blessings to us. Not just that, He is a generous God who will not withhold any good thing from us. In other words, God is good, just like a good father. A good father will always want to bring joy and blessings to his children. A good father will always be generous to give us good things. He will not withhold any good thing from us. And what more the Lord who is the Heavenly Father, Abba Father, our Daddy in heaven!
So beloved of God, don't let the devil talk you out of this! Every time the devil or somebody tries to cause you to doubt the goodness of God, always look back to the Word of God! Just like how Jesus responded to the devil, Jesus said, "It is written..." So, always go back to what God says, and not what the devil says or what man says. "It is written..." Look back to the Word of God! Because the Word of God is the Word of truth! Amen!
Our Abba Father in heaven is a Good Father! Somebody say, "Good Father!" It doesn't matter what people say about who our God is, but as far as you and I are concerned, our Abba Father in heaven is a Good Father! Because the Bible says so!
Prayer: "Father God, we
thank You for being a Good Father to us. We thank You for You always work all
things together for good for us. We thank You for seeing us as precious and
worthy of Your love. We thank You for how You sent Jesus to die for us on the
cross, so we may have life, and have it more abundantly. There are so many
reasons to thank You, Father. We receive Your love today. We receive all the
good that You want to give to us today. We receive all this with gladness of
heart. In Jesus' name. Amen."
