By The 700 Club
CBN.com
The Goodness of the Lord
“You would think everybody would be thrilled to hear that God is good, but the fact is, it often upsets religious people – especially preachers,” Gloria says.
Oral Roberts broke the mold in the 1940s when he began to preach about God’s goodness, and he was criticized for it. That’s because other preachers had developed sermons about how God uses sickness, poverty, and pain to teach us something.
King David understood the goodness of God. He knew that God would take care of him, provide for him, and deliver him from danger. From that revelation he wrote Psalm 23, which shows incredible insight into God’s goodness. “The Lord is my Shepherd …”. The more deeply we understand the truth of these words, the more we will be able to trust God in every circumstance of life. Our confidence in Him will make us bold when others are timid. This is what happened to David.
Everything God tells us to do is for our own good and protection. We’re His children, and He wants us to obey Him because He wants to see us blessed.
