God is a Good God.

 God Is a Good God

A Reflection on Psalm 34:8 and Psalm 100:5

God is a good God—not a distant, cold, or angry force,

But the Father who bends low to guide my wandering course.

His goodness is not a paycheck for the good that I have done;

It is the sun that rises daily on the evil and the one

Who seeks His face. It is the rain that falls on just and unjust ground.

His goodness is the air I breathe, the mercy that I have found.

Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in Him. (Psalm 34:8)

Good—not just in what He gives, but in what He withholds.

Good in the “no” that turns to wisdom, in the waiting that unfolds.

Good in the pruning that brings harvest, in the fire that refines.

Good in the dark night of the soul, for the morning’s light aligns.

When my world falls apart, when my questions have no rest,

His goodness is not a feeling—it is a rock on which I rest.

He is good when I can feel it, and He is good when I cannot.

His goodness is the anchor of my soul, the unbreakable knot.

For the Lord is good and His love endures forever; His faithfulness continues through all generations. (Psalm 100:5)

God is a good God—the cross is my proof.

There, in the face of Jesus, I see the truth.

Not a good that spares from pain, but a good that enters in,

That takes my guilt, my shame, my death, and turns it to a win.

So I will sing of His goodness with a grateful, trembling voice.

Not because I’ve earned it, but because of His own choice.

God is a good God—to me, to you, to all.

I will trust His heart, even when I cannot see the fall.

Amen.