Good God
“Know that the Lord, He is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name. For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting, And His truth endures to all generations.” Psalms 100:3-5 NKJV Before the fall of man, God said man is good; but the testimony changes immediately after the fall. Goodness is a unique attribute of God; and no man can attain unto it without the grace of God. The deceptive goodness of man is manipulative, and his mercy is temporary. When the deceiver launches his goodies of comfort and convenience in exchange of believers’ confidence in God, many are tempted to see the temporary goodness in the created things rather than the everlasting goodness in the true Creator. Whereas, as soon as the understanding of man is revived, his soul is lifted up with praise like the psalmist: “ Know that the ...