9. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly - The Good

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The Good

As a new believer, one of the first things I came to appreciate was that I had a Heavenly Father that loved me and I was so valuable to Him.

In the Bible, God says - I made you. You were planned by Me even before you were in your mother’s womb and I will never leave you or forsake (give up) on you.
In the book of Isaiah God says "Fear not I have redeemed you (rescued you from sin),
I have called you by name, you are mine.

I was fortunate to have wonderful parents and now as a Christian parent myself I realize that parents  were intended to be God’s agents on earth to love, protect and guide us in those early years and hopefully be a reflection of His character.

I also know that all children are not so fortunate to have such loving parents, but they do have a heavenly Father that adores them and has a plan for them.

God declares "For I know the plans I have for you. Plans to prosper you and not to harm you. Plans to give you a hope and a future". (Jeremiah 29:11)

The Bible talks about the love of God and says God is love, but in fact says a lot more about the goodness of God.

It says He is totally righteous, with no evil in Him and His goodness is reflected in His actions toward us. His love, compassion, provision and willingness to restore and forgive.

So, we see verses all through The Bible emphasizing His goodness.

‘Every good gift and perfect gift come from above’

‘For the Lord is good and His love endures forever’

‘Taste and see that the Lord is good’.

And importantly it says ‘The Goodness of God leads us to repentance’.
It makes us want to more like Him and want to please Him.



 


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