God is good. From the first page of the Bible to the end, God is good. From His goodness, he performs good works for His own glory. He is good, has always been good, and will always be good. There is none good as He is. However, there is often a dilemma when we look at the world and see everything is going on. We eat our meals, sleep in our beds, go to our jobs, raise our families and enjoy the goodness of God in the land of the living. We can all say this morning. God is good. However, there are times that we doubt God’s goodness to us. We do not have many problems when we see good people from our perspective being blessing. But let us not soon forget, if there is only one God and that is God, then this means that everyone else is bad to some degree. Therefore, we really can’t compare ourselves to other people. We need to seek God’s approval. However, there is a universal scenario that often plays itself out-- the righteous suffer (innocent suffering) and the wicked prosper. How can this be? Does God consider this universal issue with mankind? Why do those who do right go through trials, pains, and struggles while the wicked seem to live problem free, pain free, and are at ease in life? Let me give you hope if you have ever pondered these questions in your heart. You are not the first one to do so. A Psalmist about 3,000 years ago had the same thought. |