TODAY’S PROPHETIC NUMBERS
February 18, 2025 – 02/18/2025
2 – A Faithful Witness & Being Set Apart
18 – Life More Abundantly (+) The Bondage of Sin (-)
GOODNESS, ALL THE TIME
Since He himself has gone through suffering and testing,
He is able to help us when we are being tested. – Hebrews 2:18 NLT
This may come as a shock to you, but God is good. No, really. God is real, and so is His goodness. I think God has gotten the worst PR imaginable from His kids. You and I have not represented His goodness very well over the past 2,000 years. Part of that is because I don’t think we really believe God is all that good.
The goodness of God is a very foundational principle to being a devil-stomping Christian. It’s been under a bunch of dirt for a long time, but it’s worth its weight in gold to do an archeological dig for it. Once you do, you’ll find this fundamental truth: God Is Good, and The Devil Is Bad.
For some reason, you can teach a 3-year-old this, but it’s difficult to understand when you grow up and life gets hard. I’ve come to believe it is impossible to understand even for a student after their third year in seminary!! No matter how smart you think you are, this simple truth changes everything. It sets you free.
Childlike faith in the goodness of God causes you to receive the Kingdom of Heaven, first in salvation, then in your victorious journey through life. “Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.” – Mark 10:15
Just because bad things happen or you “grow up” and no longer believe the Bible stories, doesn’t mean God is no longer good. He is, and if you think back through your life, He’s proven it time and time again.
Declaration: Even during the storm, God is good. When there is a storm in my life, I draw near to God. He always shows me how He uses the storm for His good purposes in my life. Jesus came to save and redeem me so I could live the abundant life He wants for me. I remember that and walk in His ways.
From My Book: Good Overcomes Evil
