4/30/21

“I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.” Psalm‬ ‭27:13‬ ‭KJV‬‬. When we think about the goodness of God, it is easy for us to think more on a material level than it is spiritual. We want to see and feel His goodness in the physical things of life. In this verse, the psalmist was struggling with this thought as well. At first, he looked around at this present world, trying to see and measure God’s goodness. The previous verse reveals there were enemies rising against him. Lies and false accusations were told on him. He was receiving the cruel treatment that men so often give to their fellow man. It was a very difficult time for him on a human level. But then he understood, that it takes faith to truly see the goodness of God! And he chose to believe, that no matter what happened around him or to him, he would lift his eyes Heavenward and see the goodness of God! And it is still that way today when we go through the valleys of life. Maybe it is difficult to see much goodness as we look around in this fallen world. Maybe it is hard to feel good about our situation. But if we will look to Jesus and believe what He has done for us, then we will see how very good God is to us.

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