Promises, promises

Chronicles 16:34 “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.”

Let’s take a step further as we consider the promised goodness of God.

C S Lewis, the great Christian apologist put it simply, “There is but one good; that is God. Everything else is good when it looks to Him and bad when it turns from Him.”

In today’s text there three major thoughts. 1. Give thanks to God, 2.  recognise his goodness and 3. know that his love endures for ever.

One of God's faithful missionaries, Allen Gardiner, experienced many physical difficulties and hardships throughout his service to the Saviour. Despite his troubles, he said, "While God gives me strength, failure will not daunt me." In 1851, at the age of 57, he died of disease and starvation while serving on Picton Island at the southern tip of South America. When his body was found, his diary lay nearby. It bore the record of hunger, thirst, wounds, and loneliness. The last entry in his little book showed the struggle of his shaking hand as he tried to write legibly. It read, "I am overwhelmed with a sense of the goodness of God."

I wonder if we are overwhelmed with a sense of the goodness of God.

The Bible doesn’t say, “Give thanks to the Lord when you feel good”. It says, “Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good”. Giving thanks shouldn’t be based on how you feel, it should be based on who God is, and He is good all the time. If you’re reading this it means God woke you up this morning, thank God for another day of life. Thank Him for all He’s done for you both big and small. Thank Him for the things He’s done for you both seen and unseen. Thank Him for the things that didn’t happen, the things you didn’t even know you needed protection from. Give glory and praise to your heavenly Father because He is worthy and there is always something to be thankful for.

Father, thank You for another day of life. Thank You for everything You do for me both big and small, seen and unseen. Thank You for watching over me and taking care of all my needs. Thank You for Your love and goodness. Amen