Today's Daily Bread
Good & Plenty
I have to admit that I’ve got a sweet tooth. Of all the candies I
love, Good & Plenty is near the top of the list. Life is good when I
have a handful of those luscious, sugar-coated licorice pieces!
There are a lot of good things in life. But like a feast of Good
& Plenty, the goodness is soon over. Even the best of the good
things can afterward leave us feeling empty and even regretful. So when
the psalmist declares, “I said to the Lord, ‘You are my Lord, apart from You I have no good thing’” (Ps. 16:2 niv), I am intrigued. We all know that God is good. But when was the last time we embraced Him as the ultimate good in our life?
The psalmist explains just how good God really is: He is our
preserver (v.1), our total goodness-giver (v.2), our counsel and
instruction (v.7), and the One who makes known “the path of life” and
fills us with joy in His presence (v.11). Now that’s what I call good!
Unfortunately, too often we let lesser “goods” eclipse our acceptance
of the everlasting goodness of God in our lives. The fleeting nature of
lesser goods will ultimately disappoint us—you can count on it. Only
God is truly good! And there is plenty of Him for all we need.
Oh, taste the goodness of the Lord
And savor all that He has done;
Draw close and give your praise to Him—
The holy, sovereign, faithful One. —Sper
And savor all that He has done;
Draw close and give your praise to Him—
The holy, sovereign, faithful One. —Sper
God alone is good. Don’t settle for second best.
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