God’s Gift Of Goodness

When Adam sinned, the consequences of his actions affected all of creation including mankind. Even as God pronounced the judgement for their sin, He also spoke of the coming redemption of man. With the birth of His Son, God showed His goodness for His children. He provided a way of forgiveness and reconciliation. Jesus described God as a good father who gives His children what they need. Through Jesus, He took care of our greatest need in providing an atonement for sin. Beyond that, He cares for us as a shepherd cares for their sheep. He is actively involved in our lives and chasing after us with that goodness. If an earthly father knows how to give good gifts, How much more so does your Heavenly Father? This Christmas season, take time to notice the gift of God’s goodness in your life and reflect on the ways He has and is caring for you and your needs.

Here are some Bible verses on the goodness of God:

1. Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will live in the house of the Lord forever.

Psalms 23:6 NLT

2. I know that I will live to see the Lord’s goodness in this present life.

Psalm 27:13 GNT

3. 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!

Psalm 31:19 ESV

4. So celebrate the goodness of God! He shows this kindness to everyone who is his. Go ahead—shout for joy, all you upright ones who want to please him!

Psalms 32:11 TPT

5. But when the goodness and kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared [in human form as the Man, Jesus Christ], He saved us, not because of any works of righteousness that we have done, but because of His own compassion and mercy, by the cleansing of the new birth (spiritual transformation, regeneration) and renewing by the Holy Spirit, whom He poured out richly upon us through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that we would be justified [made free of the guilt of sin] by His [compassionate, undeserved] grace, and that we would be [acknowledged as acceptable to Him and] made heirs of eternal life [actually experiencing it] according to our hope (His guarantee).

Titus 3:4-7 AMP

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