Apps for "What's so good about God?"

Psalm 52

We live in a world where the word, "good," has lost it's meaning, especially when it pertains to God. Our society commonly trades and changes the meanings of words and has not limits in behaviour, conduct, and in belief systems. People from every generation struggle to find meaning to life amid this supposedly "boundary-less" existence. Some generations have replaced the hope of Christ with tradition. Others have settled for complacency over Christ, and many of our young people are desperately searching for a spiritual grounding in any "god" they find. Regardless, all of them (you and me included) are searching for God and often missing Him and His goodness completely.

This question, "what's so good about God" needs an answer. Can we answer the question without knowing who God is? Can we live life without the fulfillment that comes with the answer? How can we know the answer without looking to scripture, without quiet meditation, without exploring His name? When we search the bible we find God has many names; these names describe His character, His purpose, His desire for relationship. God is called the creator God, the loving God, the forgiving God, the wrathful God, and the all knowing-seeing-present God; just to name a few. There are hundreds of names and descriptions that explain His personality and attributes throughout the bible.

If we were to do a study together we would find that God is not good based on our own feeling, actions, or idea's about Him. We can't even define the word good without first understanding God's name! God is "good" basically in and of Himself. That kind of description flies in the face of our understanding. We find it hard to believe that God being good is not based on our own life situations nor our limited understanding of Him. We try to base our understanding of God based on what the world looks like and what happens to us, and others. We say to ourselves, how can God be good? We say there is much misery, poverty, famine, challenges, and we see evil at every turn. God is then good only if our definition of good happens in our lives or in the lives of others. We fail to take in the account of Sin and it's devastating effect. We fail to realize that God's goodness is not based on how I believe the world should be but purely based on His own words concerning Himself, His Son Jesus, and His Holy Spirit.

This weeks life app is; take the time to look up some of His names. Take the time to be aware of the the beauty found in His creation. Take the time to be thankful for the good things in our own life. Take the time to understand His goodness on His terms. Take the time to be thankful for the sacrifice Jesus made for you. Take the time to ask for the Holy Spirits insight of God. Take the time to speak to the God that is Good. Take the time.