Press for Perfection

When we see goodness in the acts of Christians, evil vanishes. Poof! Good truly overcomes evil. It is diminished and downgraded the moment good shows up. 

Even as believers, if we don’t see the goodness of God, we faint — we fall out. We live our lives with pastor issues and theological problems that never get solved, and we don’t see righteousness or love in the church. 

If we don’t see the goodness of God, we miss out on His face, His heart and His glory. You see, our belief that God is good and that He will do good on our behalf is the supernatural seatbelt that keeps us from falling out or twisting off! Faith and trust are key, especially when we don’t see a lot of goodness firsthand. 

If we fail to see goodness, we start to fall into unbelief. We have trouble believing God is good after all, and that is what sin actually is!  But he who doubts is condemned…for whatever is not from faith is sin. – Romans 14:23 

When we sin by failing to believe God is love and that He is good, we fall short of His glory.  For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. – Romans 3:23 

The problem isn’t that we don’t have enough Bibles, churches, or preachers. What we need is more goodness. Galatians 5:22-26 tells us how to get the proper perspective to show God’s love to the people around us. Be humble and continue to do good for others for the glory of God.  We need open displays of God’s selfless, giving heart in business, our families, schools, entertainment, politics, and every arena of life. Like David, I am a hope fanatic who believes God is good and that God does good. You are good, and do good… –Psalm 119:68