The Goodness Of God In The Land Of The Living

His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. 2 Peter 1:3 

Often in my life when things looked dire, impossible, and beyond anyone’s power to fix, God has come through for me and turned everything around. 

Unbelievers use words like “coincidence”, “happenstance”, or “chance” to describe favorable events. But for Christians with eyes to see, when there is a long series of bad events that are turned around in spectacular ways, we know Who made our “good luck”. 

Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Psalm 23:6 

We have a good God. That cannot be emphasized enough. He shows favor to His children and blesses us in many ways. At any time we can call upon Him for help and rescue, for deliverance even in the most dire situations. 

Recently I found myself yet again facing an obstacle with my health and it looked like the situation was going to lay me low for at least several days, yet as I had seen God do before, He turned that bad situation around for me very quickly. One could say that was a “happy accident” that I recovered quickly, but how would they explain God telling me what to do every step of the way to set things right again? 

The Holy Spirit of God dwells within us, and if we listen closely, He will guide us into wisdom and discernment for whatever we face. For our part we must be willing to hear, and learn to recognize His voice. At other times God will move heaven and earth to deliver us from situations outside of our control. In all these things we can see the goodness of God in the land of the living. 

Believer, call upon your heavenly Father to help you through all the difficulties you face in life. And learn to hear His voice and obey His guidance. We have a good God. Never forget it. 

Prayer: Dear Lord, You bless us in more ways than we can count, and often in ways we do not see. You show Yourself in our circumstances as You move things into our favor time and again. Thank You Jesus! Amen.