Knowing and Appreciating The Goodness of God

 

         Knowing and Appreciating The Goodness of God

By

Evangelist Peter Kolajo (aka. Omo Jesu)

In diverse forms of ministrations: sermons, songs and articles;  people often speak about the goodness of God but seldom do they fully comprehend what this attribute or virtue really means. In animate things, goodness is a pleasant quality of moral excellence, kindness, integrity, uprightness and honesty; while in inanimate things, it depicts the comparative excellence or pre-eminence of such things in relation to or over others. Situating this admirable virtue in the divine essence of the Creator, makes one realize that God cannot be anything less than the epitome of goodness because it is embedded in His divine nature as the greatest and best of all things spiritual and temporal (see Ps. 119:68, 34:8, Mark 10:18).

As Christians or true believers, constant ruminations on the goodness of God enable us to study and appreciate His characteristic nature as revealed in overt and covert actions towards us (even when undeserving) that always exhibit His steadfast love, unending generosity, protective coverage etc. The Holy Bible is replete with exemplars of individuals, generations and nations that enjoyed His benevolence and even His wrath when they strayed away from His Will and Counsels; and these are also applicable in the present time, and so will they apply in the future.

Thus, a sound knowledge of the "goodness" virtue in the Almighty God as further expatiated in John 3:16, leads us to the  realization of the divine essence and place of His beloved Son, Jesus Christ in Creation, for He is the "Face" or exterior expression of the God of Fire that personifies His divine Mercy and Love towards Mankind. 

A platitude says, "the taste of a pudding is found in its eating". In other words, tapping the goodness of God for divine upliftment, deliverance and so on necessitates every "Seeker of Truth" to know and accept Jesus Christ as His Lord and Savior, and unwaveringly follow His precepts. As Jesus Christ knows His Father, His Power and Authority over all things, and abides by His Will, so are believers compelled to obey the Lord.

Some useful but not exhaustive steps to take to experience the goodness of God in our lives are as follows:

       • Accept Jesus Christ as the Lord and Savior, and Obey Him without hesitation;

       • Repent of Unbelief and Ingratitude;

       • During Adversity and Trials, Count Your Blessings, and Trust in His Power to Save You; and

       • Step in Absolute Faith in the Lord, to Confront and Overcome Challenges, and Achieving Your Goals in Life.

In conclusion, knowing and appreciating the goodness of the Almighty God through Jesus Christ, is the Key and Solution Provider to all life challenges.

 

To God of Fire be all the glory, honor and adoration.