{"id":1405,"date":"2025-08-06T07:53:27","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T07:53:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anchorsforlife.org\/?p=1405"},"modified":"2025-08-06T08:15:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T08:15:34","slug":"the-goodness-of-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anchorsforlife.org\/nl\/the-goodness-of-god\/","title":{"rendered":"De goedheid van God"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1405\" class=\"elementor elementor-1405\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0af52a4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0af52a4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d045fe9\" data-id=\"d045fe9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-496 elementor-nav-menu__align-center elementor-nav-menu--dropdown-tablet elementor-nav-menu__text-align-aside elementor-nav-menu--toggle elementor-nav-menu--burger elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-496 elementor-widget-nav-menu\" data-id=\"496\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;sticky&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;layout&quot;:&quot;horizontal&quot;,&quot;submenu_icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;fas fa-caret-down&quot;,&quot;library&quot;:&quot;fa-solid&quot;},&quot;toggle&quot;:&quot;burger&quot;,&quot;sticky_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;],&quot;sticky_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_effects_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_anchor_link_offset&quot;:0}\" data-widget_type=\"nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav aria-label=\"Menu\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu--main elementor-nav-menu__container elementor-nav-menu--layout-horizontal e--pointer-underline e--animation-fade\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-1-496\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-home menu-item-338\"><a href=\"https:\/\/anchorsforlife.org\/nl\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Home<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-465\"><a href=\"https:\/\/anchorsforlife.org\/nl\/articles\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Articles<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2594\"><a href=\"https:\/\/anchorsforlife.org\/nl\/bible-study\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Bible Study<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1500\"><a href=\"https:\/\/anchorsforlife.org\/nl\/devotionals\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Todays&#8217; 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Some divide these into two categories:<\/p><ul data-start=\"850\" data-end=\"1144\"><li data-start=\"850\" data-end=\"1022\"><p data-start=\"852\" data-end=\"1022\"><strong data-start=\"852\" data-end=\"873\">Divine Attributes<\/strong>: such as His holiness, self-existence, eternality, transcendence, infinity, immutability, omniscience, omnipotence, omnipresence, and sovereignty.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1023\" data-end=\"1144\"><p data-start=\"1025\" data-end=\"1144\"><strong data-start=\"1025\" data-end=\"1045\">Moral Attributes<\/strong>: such as His faithfulness, longsuffering, righteousness, goodness, grace, mercy, love, and wisdom.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"1146\" data-end=\"1249\">But can we really separate these attributes? He is all of them, all the time! Who are we to define Him?<\/p><p data-start=\"1251\" data-end=\"1551\">Yet there is great encouragement in looking at who our God is\u2014not only to see the things about Him that we may never fully understand but also to grasp what He <em data-start=\"1411\" data-end=\"1416\">has<\/em> revealed in His Word. In our present day, surrounded by evil and immorality, I\u2019ve been occupied with just how <em data-start=\"1527\" data-end=\"1533\">good<\/em> our God truly is.<\/p><p data-start=\"251\" data-end=\"423\">When we think of the word <em data-start=\"277\" data-end=\"286\">\u201cgood,\u201d<\/em> it probably means different things to each of us. So a good place to start is with a definition. A.W. Tozer defines God\u2019s goodness as:<\/p><blockquote data-start=\"424\" data-end=\"755\"><p data-start=\"426\" data-end=\"755\"><em data-start=\"426\" data-end=\"755\">\u201cThat which disposes Him to be kind, cordial, benevolent, and full of goodwill toward men. He is tenderhearted and of quick sympathy, and His unfailing attitude toward all moral beings is open, frank, and friendly. By His nature, He is inclined to bestow blessedness, and He takes holy pleasure in the happiness of His people.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote><p data-start=\"1553\" data-end=\"2034\">Let\u2019s begin by turning to Psalm 34. This psalm was written by David when he pretended madness before Abimelech, who drove him away, and David departed. It begins with a heartfelt praise to God (vv. 1\u20133), then moves to God\u2019s protection (vv. 4\u20137), His provision (vv. 8\u201310), His support (vv. 11\u201319), and finally His security (vv. 20\u201322). But right in the middle of this psalm, we see God\u2019s <strong data-start=\"1940\" data-end=\"1952\">goodness<\/strong>\u2014one of the key blessings He supplies us! Let\u2019s take a closer look at verses 8\u201310.<\/p><h2 data-start=\"2041\" data-end=\"2080\"><strong data-start=\"2041\" data-end=\"2080\">Taste and See That the Lord Is Good<\/strong><\/h2><p data-start=\"2082\" data-end=\"2106\">Psalm 34:8 invites us:<\/p><blockquote data-start=\"2107\" data-end=\"2149\"><p data-start=\"2109\" data-end=\"2149\"><em data-start=\"2109\" data-end=\"2149\">\u201cTaste and see that the Lord is good.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote><p data-start=\"2151\" data-end=\"2337\">The sequence here makes <em data-start=\"2175\" data-end=\"2184\">tasting<\/em> the action and <em data-start=\"2200\" data-end=\"2208\">seeing<\/em> the result. The Lord wants us to engage all our senses to discover His goodness. Three things are highlighted in these verses:<\/p><ol data-start=\"2338\" data-end=\"2492\"><li data-start=\"2338\" data-end=\"2387\"><p data-start=\"2341\" data-end=\"2387\">We are to take refuge in Him and be blessed.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2388\" data-end=\"2434\"><p data-start=\"2391\" data-end=\"2434\">We are to fear the Lord and lack nothing.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2435\" data-end=\"2492\"><p data-start=\"2438\" data-end=\"2492\">We are to seek the Lord and not lack any good thing.<\/p><\/li><\/ol><p data-start=\"2494\" data-end=\"2780\">Taking refuge, fearing the Lord, and seeking Him are ways of <em data-start=\"2555\" data-end=\"2564\">tasting<\/em> His goodness. The more we engage with Him, the more we come to know His goodness. He urges us to experience it! His goodness is the foundation for everything good\u2014and a foundational truth for how we think about Him.<\/p><h2 data-start=\"2787\" data-end=\"2811\"><strong data-start=\"2787\" data-end=\"2811\">Goodness in Creation<\/strong><\/h2><p data-start=\"2813\" data-end=\"3103\">God\u2019s goodness is evident throughout His creation.<br data-start=\"2863\" data-end=\"2866\" \/>Genesis 1:31 says, <em data-start=\"2885\" data-end=\"2940\">\u201cGod saw all that He had made, and it was very good.\u201d<\/em><br data-start=\"2940\" data-end=\"2943\" \/>Psalm 145:9 reminds us, <em data-start=\"2967\" data-end=\"3033\">\u201cThe Lord is good to all; He has compassion on all He has made.\u201d<\/em><br data-start=\"3033\" data-end=\"3036\" \/>Psalm 33:5 says, <em data-start=\"3053\" data-end=\"3103\">\u201cThe earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.\u201d<\/em><\/p><p data-start=\"3105\" data-end=\"3404\">Matthew 5:45 tells us, <em data-start=\"3128\" data-end=\"3226\">\u201c\u2026He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and the unjust.\u201d<\/em><br data-start=\"3226\" data-end=\"3229\" \/>James 1:17 proclaims, <em data-start=\"3251\" data-end=\"3404\">\u201cEvery good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.\u201d<\/em><\/p><p data-start=\"3406\" data-end=\"3621\">Some may ask, <em data-start=\"3420\" data-end=\"3470\">\u201cHow can a good and loving God allow suffering?\u201d<\/em> That\u2019s a hard question, and sometimes God is not quick to answer it. But His mercy and kindness are over all He has made. As Romans 8:28 reminds us:<\/p><blockquote data-start=\"3622\" data-end=\"3747\"><p data-start=\"3624\" data-end=\"3747\"><em data-start=\"3624\" data-end=\"3747\">\u201cWe know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote><p data-start=\"3749\" data-end=\"3920\">Think of Joseph, who went through deep suffering. Yet later, he could say to his brothers\u2014who caused much of his pain\u2014<em data-start=\"3867\" data-end=\"3920\">\u201cYou meant it for evil, but God meant it for good.\u201d<\/em><\/p><h2 data-start=\"3927\" data-end=\"3964\"><strong data-start=\"3927\" data-end=\"3964\">God\u2019s Goodness in the Fall of Man<\/strong><\/h2><p data-start=\"3966\" data-end=\"4140\">When Adam and Eve sinned, God could have wiped out humanity. He could have withheld every blessing, comfort, and pleasure. But instead, He continued to pour out His goodness.<\/p><p data-start=\"4142\" data-end=\"4434\">James 2:13 reminds us, <em data-start=\"4165\" data-end=\"4198\">\u201cMercy triumphs over judgment.\u201d<\/em><br data-start=\"4198\" data-end=\"4201\" \/>Despite the evil that sin brought into the world, God&#8217;s goodness still outweighs it. Even in a fallen world, His goodness allows us to grow in understanding and find healing\u2014such as the development of medicine in response to disease.<\/p><p data-start=\"4436\" data-end=\"4521\">Even when humanity turns away from Him, His goodness cannot be denied. Paul writes:<\/p><blockquote data-start=\"4522\" data-end=\"4680\"><p data-start=\"4524\" data-end=\"4680\"><em data-start=\"4524\" data-end=\"4664\">\u201cDo you despise the riches of His goodness, forbearance, and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?\u201d<\/em> (Romans 2:4).<\/p><\/blockquote><p data-start=\"4682\" data-end=\"4756\">If people reject God&#8217;s goodness, they have no one to blame but themselves.<\/p><h2 data-start=\"4763\" data-end=\"4806\"><strong data-start=\"4763\" data-end=\"4806\">God\u2019s Goodness in the Coming of His Son<\/strong><\/h2><p data-start=\"4808\" data-end=\"4853\">Luke 2:14 records the angelic announcement:<\/p><blockquote data-start=\"4854\" data-end=\"4929\"><p data-start=\"4856\" data-end=\"4929\"><em data-start=\"4856\" data-end=\"4929\">\u201cGlory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill toward men.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote><p data-start=\"4931\" data-end=\"5075\">This great act of God\u2019s goodness revealed His loving heart toward us while we were still sinners (Romans 5:8). We echo the psalmist in saying:<\/p><blockquote data-start=\"5076\" data-end=\"5208\"><p data-start=\"5078\" data-end=\"5208\"><em data-start=\"5078\" data-end=\"5194\">\u201cOh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness, and for His wonderful works to the children of men!\u201d<\/em> (Psalm 107:8)<\/p><\/blockquote><p data-start=\"5210\" data-end=\"5364\">Acts 10:38 tells us that Jesus, anointed with the Holy Spirit and power, <em data-start=\"5283\" data-end=\"5309\">\u201cwent about doing good.\u201d<\/em> People who encountered Him saw His goodness firsthand.<\/p><p data-start=\"5366\" data-end=\"5696\">When a ruler once asked, <em data-start=\"5391\" data-end=\"5449\">\u201cGood Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?\u201d<\/em> (Luke 18:18), Jesus replied, <em data-start=\"5479\" data-end=\"5553\">\u201cI am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd gives His life for the sheep\u201d<\/em> (John 10:11,14).<br data-start=\"5570\" data-end=\"5573\" \/>Later, He said, <em data-start=\"5589\" data-end=\"5683\">\u201cMany good works I have shown you from My Father. For which of those works do you stone Me?\u201d<\/em> (John 10:32)<\/p><h2 data-start=\"5703\" data-end=\"5726\"><strong data-start=\"5703\" data-end=\"5726\">The Goodness of God<\/strong><\/h2><p data-start=\"5728\" data-end=\"5834\">In Luke 18:19, Jesus declared, <em data-start=\"5759\" data-end=\"5800\">\u201cNo one is good but One, that is, God.\u201d<\/em> Let\u2019s reflect on what this means:<\/p><ul data-start=\"5836\" data-end=\"6269\"><li data-start=\"5836\" data-end=\"5929\"><p data-start=\"5838\" data-end=\"5929\"><strong data-start=\"5838\" data-end=\"5864\">God is originally good<\/strong>: All goodness originates in Him. James 1:17 confirms this truth.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"5930\" data-end=\"6060\"><p data-start=\"5932\" data-end=\"6060\"><strong data-start=\"5932\" data-end=\"5959\">God is essentially good<\/strong>: He is not just good\u2014He <em data-start=\"5984\" data-end=\"5988\">is<\/em> goodness. Psalm 119:68 says, <em data-start=\"6018\" data-end=\"6060\">\u201cYou are good, and what You do is good.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"6061\" data-end=\"6186\"><p data-start=\"6063\" data-end=\"6186\"><strong data-start=\"6063\" data-end=\"6089\">God is infinitely good<\/strong>: His goodness knows no limits. Psalm 52:1 tells us, <em data-start=\"6142\" data-end=\"6186\">\u201cThe goodness of God endures continually.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"6187\" data-end=\"6269\"><p data-start=\"6189\" data-end=\"6269\"><strong data-start=\"6189\" data-end=\"6214\">God is immutably good<\/strong>: His goodness never changes, because He never changes.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><h2 data-start=\"6276\" data-end=\"6306\"><strong data-start=\"6276\" data-end=\"6306\">Encouraged by His Goodness<\/strong><\/h2><p data-start=\"6308\" data-end=\"6395\">We should take great encouragement in God\u2019s goodness. Even in dark times, we find hope.<\/p><p data-start=\"6397\" data-end=\"6673\">Nahum 1:7 declares, <em data-start=\"6417\" data-end=\"6511\">\u201cThe Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and He knows those who trust in Him.\u201d<\/em><br data-start=\"6511\" data-end=\"6514\" \/>Psalm 84:11 assures us, <em data-start=\"6538\" data-end=\"6673\">\u201cFor the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord gives grace and glory; no good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly.\u201d<\/em><\/p><h2 data-start=\"6680\" data-end=\"6704\"><strong data-start=\"6680\" data-end=\"6704\">Display His Goodness<\/strong><\/h2><p data-start=\"6706\" data-end=\"6899\">As Christians, we are called to imitate God (Ephesians 5:1). While we can never fully match His goodness, it should be seen in the lives of those who have tasted and seen that the Lord is good.<\/p><p data-start=\"6901\" data-end=\"6989\">Galatians 5:22\u201323 tells us that one aspect of the fruit of the Spirit is <strong data-start=\"6974\" data-end=\"6986\">goodness<\/strong>:<\/p><blockquote data-start=\"6990\" data-end=\"7145\"><p data-start=\"6992\" data-end=\"7145\"><em data-start=\"6992\" data-end=\"7145\">\u201cThe fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote><p data-start=\"7147\" data-end=\"7210\">This goodness is love in action. Hebrews 13:15\u201316 reminds us:<\/p><blockquote data-start=\"7211\" data-end=\"7441\"><p data-start=\"7213\" data-end=\"7441\"><em data-start=\"7213\" data-end=\"7441\">\u201cTherefore, by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name.<br data-start=\"7348\" data-end=\"7351\" \/>But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote><p data-start=\"7443\" data-end=\"7550\">Romans 15:14 teaches that we are to be <em data-start=\"7482\" data-end=\"7502\">\u201cfull of goodness\u201d<\/em> to be effective servants, just like our Master.<\/p><p data-start=\"7552\" data-end=\"7696\">We are to show this goodness not only to our fellow believers but also to the lost\u2014even those who oppose us.<br data-start=\"7660\" data-end=\"7663\" \/>Paul writes in Romans 12:20\u201321:<\/p><blockquote data-start=\"7697\" data-end=\"7832\"><p data-start=\"7699\" data-end=\"7832\"><em data-start=\"7699\" data-end=\"7832\">\u201cIf your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink&#8230; Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote><p data-start=\"7834\" data-end=\"7860\">And in Galatians 6:9\u201310:<\/p><blockquote data-start=\"7861\" data-end=\"8078\"><p data-start=\"7863\" data-end=\"8078\"><em data-start=\"7863\" data-end=\"8078\">\u201cLet us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.<br data-start=\"7961\" data-end=\"7964\" \/>Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote><p>May we be those who continually <em data-start=\"8133\" data-end=\"8171\">taste and see that the Lord is good.<\/em> And may His goodness so fill and transform us that it spills over into the lives of others\u2014for His 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