His love endures forever

Day 2

Reading Psalm 136:1-9 I found the goodness of God.

1Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good.
His love endures forever.
2 Give thanks to the God of gods.
His love endures forever.
3 Give thanks to the Lord of lords:
His love endures forever.
4 to him who alone does great wonders,
His love endures forever.
5 who by his understanding made the heavens,
His love endures forever.
6 who spread out the earth upon the waters,
His love endures forever.
7 who made the great lights—
His love endures forever.
8 the sun to govern the day,
His love endures forever.
9 the moon and stars to govern the night;
His love endures forever.

God is good because,

His love endures forever.

Some translations use the word lovingkindness or mercy instead of love. The Hebrew word checed means goodness, kindness, faithfulness. God loves us!  That is very good! Not only does He love us, He shows us goodness, kindness, faithfulness and mercy. 

God is good because,

His love endures forever

The word forever, means just that. God's love is everlasting, eternal, never ending. This is good because His love continues on and on and on. 

God is good because He is the God of gods and Lord of lords.

The psalmist lists wonderful things that God has done.He declares that God has done great wonders, made the heavens, spread out the earth upon the waters, made the great lights made the sun to govern the day, and the moon and stars to govern the night

Matthew Henry stated, "Give thanks to the Lord, not only because he does good, but because he is good (all the streams must be traced up to the fountain)".

Don't you love that thought of streams being traced back up to the fountain?

God is good because He is the fountain of our lives, our joy, our salvation!

Today, will you surrender your thoughts to simply be; God is good because His Love endures Forever?

Prayer

Thank you God that your mercy endures forever, In all circumstances, in every situation and with every person. Your love is forever! Let that thought settle into our souls, allow it to quiet us in the midst of our day. 

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God is Good

Day 1

Prepare us to know of your goodness

Good; to be good, be pleasing, be joyful, be beneficial, be pleasant, be favourable, be happy, be right

God is good all the time all the time God is good!

This phrase has stuck with me from the moment I heard it. Even in those moments when I wonder if anything is good, I hold firmly the truth that He is good. Now I am not saying that every situation is good or every pain, every sickness, every death is good. What I am leaning on is that God is good!

You are good
You are good
When there's nothing good in me
You are love
You are love
On display for all to see

Hillsong

Something in my soul cries out, "YES!" when I say, "God is good" maybe it's because there's not a lot of goodness in the world. There is evil and sadness and pain, but somehow reminding myself of that truth that God is good and there is no evil in him, gives me hope.

 Lord prepare my eyes to see your goodness. Would you show me your goodness in people, places, and situations?

My mom has dementia and there's been times where it feels excruciatingly painful for me to watch this strong woman not remember the things that I just told her or see her struggle to remember her great-grandchildren. It's painful and  hard to see goodness in the midst of that.

I have been praying that God would allow me to see his goodness when I'm with my mom and this week God answered my prayer.

A few months ago I had given my mom the task of cutting out box tops that we had at our school. I handed her a large bright green fluorescent bag filled with box tops. They needed to be sorted into bags. She took them home because she was excited to do this task it was finished quickly. Her voice was filled with excitement and pride as she called me to tell me that it was done.

The next day I received a phone call and my poor mother was frantic! She could not find the bright fluorescent green bag full of box tops.

I was desperately trying to see God's goodness in the midst of this, but honestly I was concerned because they were for my school. How would I tell my coworkers that the box tops had been lost. I was letting people down and I was disappointed.

After a strong talk to myself, "Let it go" we searched her apartment, yet were unable to locate them. I was convinced that they had been thrown into the trash and were gone.

God is good! This week I got an exciting call from my mother. The bright green fluorescent bag had been found! Somehow, it had slid down into the side of the chair. She was so proud that she had once again regain control of the box tops!

It may seem silly to you, but I feel like God's goodness was in the midst of those darn box tops.  Finding what had been lost brought great joy to my mom and it brought deep joy to me.

God is good

Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good. His love endures forever. Psalm 136

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