what the goodness of God looks like

Psalm 34:8 NLT

Taste and see that the Lord is good. Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him!

What does the goodness of God look like? Well, the answer to that depends on your perspective.

The goodness of God looks like a new mom holding a brand new baby and taking in the sweet moments.

The goodness of God looks like brothers and sisters who recently went through losing their home to a fire but now getting what they need for the school year.

The goodness of God looks like a couple who just got married and beginning to settle in together to life and what God is doing with them.

The goodness of God looks like chasing two precious little girls around the fountain as the giggle and scream in the middle of a hotel in a foreign country after waiting for several hours to check in.

The goodness of God looks like hugging a lady who just learned that her health tests didn’t go as planned but knowing God has a special plan.

The goodness of God looks like a couple who just moved to town and begins attending church and excited to walk even closer to God.

You get the picture, and there are so many more scenes. There are many more opportunities to see how God is working and that He is good. May we come to know that the goodness, in all it’s different experiences so that we can share with others.

The Goodness of God by Bethel Music

I love You, Lord

Oh Your mercy never fails me

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

And 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

I love that song. Sweet reality of who God is. As I have said many, many times “God is good”, and another line in that song says “cause your goodness is running after me. That is so good.

James 1:17 NLT

Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow.

Let’s purse and share His goodness with others.

Finally… next week I will be on a mission trip to Cuba. The middle of the week I will be with a team from a church in Havana that will be serving up in a mountain village where they have very little resources. Pray for this trip, and thank you for helping make this ministry successful. God is good.

Have you heard of EDITH BURNS?

Edith Burns was a wonderful Christian who lived in San Antonio, Texas . She was the patient of a doctor by the name of Will Phillips. Dr. Phillips was a gentle doctor who saw patients as people. His favorite patient was Edith Burns. One morning he went to his office with a heavy heart and it was because of Edith Burns. When he walked into that waiting room, there sat Edith with her big black Bible in her lap earnestly talking to a young mother sitting beside her. Edith Burns had a habit of introducing herself in this way: "Hello, my name is Edith Burns. Do you believe in Easter?" Then she would explain the meaning of Easter, and many times people would be saved. Dr. Phillips walked into that office and there he saw the head nurse, Beverly. Beverly had first met Edith when she was taking her blood pressure. Edith began by saying,"My name is Edith Burns. Do you believe in Easter?" Beverly said, "Why yes I do." Edith said, "Well, what do you ...

wash feet, sharing hope

John 13:4-5,14 NLT So he got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his waist, 5 and poured water into a basin. Then he began to wash the disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel he had around him… 14 And since I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other’s feet. Jesus set the example we follow. He served. He valued and gave value to others. That is why we choose to serve. For 18 years our church has shared an outreach called back2school, and for 16 of those years we have chosen to give students brand new shoes and socks as well as washing their feet. It is one of the most important parts of this event. Washing feet is a humbling experience where both the give and the receiver learn how to share some moments that might change their lives. Jesus said we should do this. See the verse above. Follow His example, do what He did, and give far more than you will ever know....

Catalyst ticket arrived

My ticket to the Catalyst Conference, in Atlanta Oct 8-10, just arrived. I'm excited!

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