40 Days in the Word - Power of the Word Sample

Theme | I Promise Goodness

From | Jessica Pedlow

Verses | Psalm 27:13, Psalm 86:5, Psalm 119:68

“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth… And God saw that it was good.” Genesis 1:1, 10

From the beginning of time, God affirmed and described what He created as good. I don’t know about you, but if I created light and darkness, waters and dry ground, vegetation and living creatures, I think I would affirm and describe my creations as more than good. Marvellous, wonderful, majestic, beautiful, and outstanding are a few that come to mind. When I make my bed in the morning, I often think about how amazing it looks; imagine if I created the universe, good - spectacular, more like it!

The story of creation is the first time we see God’s promise and delivery of His goodness. The psalmist often talks about God’s goodness.

“Surely Your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life,” Psalm 23:6 (NIV)

“I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.” Psalm 27:13 (NIV)

“You, Lord, are forgiving and good, abounding in love to all who call to You.” Psalm 86:5 (NIV)

“You are good, and what You do is good;” Psalm 119:68 (NIV)

I think good has been reduced to sub-par in our humanity and the highly sarcastic Western culture we live in. Good is okay; it is not amazing or bad but good. We now use good as an adjective for things that hold far less value than the value God emphasised when He saw what He created and said it was good.

God’s goodness and what God deems as good is far greater than we could ever comprehend or imagine. It’s the promise of His goodness that kept David from fainting in his faith. It’s the promise of His goodness that led Jesus to the cross securing our eternity - the ultimate goodness of God. It’s the promise of His goodness that serves as a great encouragement to us in whatever we may be facing today. He’s a good God, Church, and His goodness is available and accessible for you today.

Prayer | God, thank You for Your goodness. Thank You that You are good, in all things, all the time. Help me, Lord, lift my eyes, to see Your goodness in the land of the living around me. I declare Your goodness over my circumstances and thank You in advance for the promise and delivery of Your goodness in my life. Amen.