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God is Good, All the Time

If you have grown up in the south just as I have, then when you hear someone
say “God is good”, your reply is “all the time”. Then, they come back with “and all
the time”, and then you finish it with “God is good”. I have heard AND said that for
as long as I can remember. It is a simple, yet humbling reminder that we serve an
all the time good God. But let’s dig a bit deeper into that for a moment….
“Good” is what God is, what He does, and what we experience on His behalf. God,
in His goodness, is sovereign over every circumstance. At the end of every day of
creation, the Bible even says “and He saw that it was good.”. I don’t know about
you, but what a joy it is to know Him and to reap the harvest of His goodness on a
daily basis! 
In the day to day, we may see it through people, answered prayers, and in the
blessings He gives to us. Or, we may even see it in nature, which is so important
because on that day, the Bible says that He saw that it was VERY good. We can
even see it in the truth of his word, His provision over us, His forgiveness, or acts
of kindness. There is one goodness that trumps all of these, and that is His
goodness at the cross. 
The cross reminds us that God loved the world so much that He sent His one and
only son so that whoever believes in Him will have eternal life in Christ Jesus. It’s
the greatest act of love. The promised Messiah, fully God and fully man, came
down to earth to sacrifice Himself on the cross. He was innocent, yet died a
criminal’s death, intentionally for you and I so that He could carry out His father’s
will. Only He was capable of fulfilling that. The cross is a daily reminder of the
goodness of God. He is so good to us, even when we don’t deserve it. 
“I love you Lord, for your mercy never fails me. In all my days, I’ve been held in
your hands. From the moment that I wake up, until I lay my head, Oh I will sing of
the goodness of God. Cause all my life you have been faithful, and all my life you
have been so, so good! With every breath that I am able, Oh I will sing of the
goodness of God.