The Goodness of God
“In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us, and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins (1 John 4:9-10).” “For the LORD is good; His mercy is everlasting; and His truth endureth to all generations (Psalm 100:5).” If I were to ask you where creation came from, I trust you would tell me God. You would be able to say that this was entirely His idea, entirely His invention. What I want you to remember, as you think about what God has done to rescue His people from their sin, is that this too was entirely His idea and entirely His invention. I say that because there seems to be an emotional part of our memory that is forgetful of such things. When we go wrong in our lives, when we disappoint ourselves with our sin and our weakness, and find ourselves in the midst of regret and shame, we seem to remember it backwards - ...