God is Good

“You are good, and what you do is good; teach me your decrees.” (Psalm 119:68)

A few years ago it was common for a worship leader in church to say, “God is good” and the response from the congregation was, “all the time.” Then it would be reversed and the leader would say, “All the time” to which the congregation would respond, “God is good”.

People question God’s goodness when they see evil and bad things in the world. The common question is, “If God is good then why did this happen?” Or you would hear someone testify to how they were protected in a situation and add the phrase, “God is good.” Sometimes I want to jump and yell, “Even if you were not protected, God is good.” It is so true that God is good all the time.

We need to remember that God is not good because of what He has done but rather He does good things because He is good.