It’s all around us. We have songs singing about how good God is. We have books telling us. We have posters and memes and sermons and so much more. Of course, God is good. However, that wasn’t the question.
Do YOU BELIEVE that God is good?
Whether God is good or not is not affected by what you or I believe, but how you act towards God is very much affected by whether you believe God is good.
What would make God good?
- He must come through on His promises.
- He must provide what is truly needed and helpful.
- He must act out of loving-kindness, not selfish ambition.
God’s Promise
In our passage from Matthew, we are given a promise. If we seek first the Kingdom of God, God will provide “all these things.” From the surrounding context, we know that “all these things” refers to clothing and food and can infer it means everything we need for this life.
If God is good, He must, therefore, keep His promise and give us what we need. Otherwise, He would be a liar. Numbers 23:19 tells us,