The Goodness of God Pt 1 The goodness of God endureth continually (Ps. 52:1) the goodness of God respects the perfection of His nature: God is light, and in Him is no darkness at all (1 John 1:5). There is such an absolute perfection in God’s nature and being that nothing is wanting to it or defective in it and nothing can be added to it to make it better. He is originally good, good of Himself, which nothing else is; for all creatures are good only by participation and communication from God. He is essentially good; not only good, but goodness itself: the creature’s good is a superadded quality, in God it is His essence. He is infinitely good; the creature’s good is but a drop, but in God there is an infinite ocean or gathering together of good. He is eternally and immutably good, for He cannot be less good than He is; as there can be no addition made to Him, so no subtraction from Him. The original Saxon meaning of our English word God is The Good. God is not only the Greatest of all beings, but the Best. All the goodness there is in any creature has been imparted from the Creator, but God’s goodness is underived, for it is the essence of His eternal nature. As God is infinite in power from all eternity, before there was any display thereof, or any act of omnipotency put forth; so He was eternally good before there was any communication of His bounty, or any creature to whom it might be imparted or exercised. Thus, the first manifestation of this Divine perfection was in giving being to all things. Thou art good and doest good (Ps. 119:68). God has in Himself an infinite and inexhaustible treasure of all blessedness enough to fill all things. All that emanates from God—His decrees, His creation, His laws, His providences—cannot be otherwise than good: as it is written. And God saw everything that He had made, and, behold, it was very good (Gen. 1:31). Thus, the goodness of God is seen, first, in Creation. The more closely the creature is studied, the more the beneficence of its Creator becomes apparent. Take the highest of God’s earthly creatures, man. Abundant reason has he to say with the Psalmist, I will praise Thee, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvelous are Thy works, and that my soul knoweth right well (139:14). Everything about the structure of our bodies attests the goodness of their Maker. How suited the bands to perform their allotted work! How good of the Lord to appoint sleep to refresh the wearied body! How benevolent His provision to give unto the eyes lids and brows for their protection! And so we might continue indefinitely. Nor is the goodness of the Creator confined to man, it is exercised toward all His creatures. The eyes of all wait upon Thee; and Thou givest them their meat in due season. Thou openest Thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing (Ps. 145:15, 16).. Whether it is the birds of the air, the beasts of the forest, or the fish in the sea, abundant provision has been made to supply their every need. God giveth food to all flesh, for His mercy endureth forever (Ps. 136:25). Truly, The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord (Ps. 33:5). I pray The goodness and mercies of The Lord shall follow you, all the days of your life, and you shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever in Jesus name.
Posted on: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 09:34:35 +0000
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