The Goodness of God: In the Prophets
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The Goodness of God: In the Prophets

There are mornings when I open my Bible out of obedience and routine.  I know I need to be in it—and deep down, I want to be in it—but like the words of Ezekiel, my bones are dry. 

 It happened today.

I had something I knew I needed to deal with, but my want-to just wasn’t up-to it.  I considered King David’s repentant words in Psalm 51 (a frequent flier in my own battle with sin) but found myself in Ezekiel 37 instead.  Can I just tell you how much I love those first 14 verses? 

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The Goodness of God: In Genesis
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The Goodness of God: In Genesis

While some will look at the events in the Book of Genesis as displays of God’s judgment, I only see His goodness.  I’m not blind to the curses in the Garden, the hailstones that reigned on Sodom and Gomorrah, or the men who left their brother for dead; I just don’t see those things as coming from a harsh, judgmental God.  

I see goodness.

Let me explain.

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The Goodness of God: The Book of Job
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The Goodness of God: The Book of Job

What would cause anyone to look for the goodness of God in a book about suffering? 

If we were to only read through the first two chapters of the book, we would find a man who is noted for fearing God and turning away from evil who loses everything in one day, then spends the next 37 chapters questioning the God we are told he feared.  Why turn to this book to define a good God?  

Because this is what Job called Him.

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