Goodness

Occassionally we get to see or hear of goodness. A police officer pulled a man to safety after the man had driven into a lake. A child raises money to provide food or school supplies for less fortunate children. A woman visits elderly patients just to give them a friendly smile and a listening ear.

All these real acts of kindness not only bless the participants, but also encourage us. Kindness and goodness may be in short supply, but their effects multiply in benefits.

It has been said that God is good all the time. It is true that his purposes and plans are always for our good. Psalm 31:19 says, “Oh, how abundant is your goodness, which you have stored up for those who fear you and worked for those who take refuge in you, in the sight of the children of mankind!” God has a huge storehouse of goodness available to those who love him and serve his children.