Great Goodness
“Why do you boast in evil, O mighty man? The goodness of God endures continually. But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; I trust in the mercy of God forever and ever.” Psalms 52:1, 8 NKJV Human goodness, recognition, and rewards have great influence on the attitude and lifestyle of most people. Like the relationship between the mighty man - king Saul and the minion - Doeg in our context, people indulge in deceits, wickedness, and evil in order to get served with giant goodness. And like the psalmist, when anyone get caught in the mud, he goes with the rhetorical question ‘Why do you boast in evil, O mighty man?’ Of course, the giant goodness, sometimes, puts food on the table, pays the bills, and enables fun. But like the green olive tree in the house of love, fellowship, and endurance, the great goodness from the Lord pays more than the temporal flashes of riches, promotion, and worldly recognition. It comes packaged by the grace of God that brings salv...