Goodness

Eastertide
May 12, 2014

Scripture Reading: Psalm 100 

For the Lord is good;
   his steadfast love endures for ever,
   and his faithfulness to all generations. — Psalm 100:5 

We worship a God that is good. Such a simple word to describe God is rich in meaning.  The Hebrew word used here, towb*, includes a laundry list of meaning:

  • agreeable (to the senses)
  • pleasant (to the higher nature)
  • excellent (of its kind)
  • rich, valuable in estimation
  • appropriate, becoming
  • understanding (of man’s intellectual nature)
  • kind, benign
  • right (ethical)
  • a good thing, benefit, welfare, prosperity, happiness

These all seem to add up to God wanting the very best for each of us and all of us forever. If that isn’t love I do not know what is. Today, bask in the promise of Psalm 100. Read it morning, noon and night. And live it.

Prayer: Thank you Lord for your goodness and your love. Help me to pass it on. Amen.

* http://www.biblestudytools.com/lexicons/hebrew/kjv/towb-2.html

 

All scriptures are quoted from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Anglicized Edition, copyright 1989, 1995, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States of American. Used by permission. All rights reserved.