The Greatest Good Guy

Jesus wired me with a huge value for good, and that’s why I’m such a fanatic about the goodness of God. Know this: There is no evil in God — at all! He is good, and His intentions and plans for you are good.

His goodness is how I know He is the one true God. People throughout history have worshiped gods — the moon, sun, ocean, sky, and nature itself have been turned into deities. Tribal people worship the river god, eagle god, snake god. Hindus have thousands of gods.

In Biblical times, Baal and Ashera were major Middle Eastern gods. We all read Greek mythology in high school. Zeus, Poseidon, Hades… the list goes on. What do all these “gods” have in common? They disapprove of man and enjoy punishing him if they are unhappy with his behavior — or just in a bad mood. You see, these lower “g” gods always hate us. They always want to squash us like bugs.

“This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. Everyone who does evil hates the light and will not come into the light for fear their deeds will be exposed.” – John 3:19-20

The God of the Bible is not like the hateful gods that rebelled against Him. He is the only God in history who loves His people; His very essence is love. If that’s all I knew about our heavenly Father, it would be enough.

When something bad happens in your life, do you wonder what you did to deserve it? Don’t let your mind go there! That’s Satan’s trap to blur the lines and convince you Jesus wears a black hat. He doesn’t. He does ride a white horse.