God is good all the time

Psalm 107
BOOK V : Psalms 107-150 1 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.
2 Let the redeemed of the LORD say this— those he redeemed from the hand of the foe

God is good and His love endures forever. I miss a little church where that refrain was a common greeting - often I was met with a "God is good" to which one replied "all the time." As I read the above scripture, I realized we are told to say (speak out) that God is good - perhaps so we will remember this fact when it is needed most.

The rest of the psalm is one I have related to most of my life. It lists many different situations where God has rescued His children - and a common refrain is repeated, " Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He delivered them from their distress." I have cried out so many times and He has delivered me. It is definitely not because of me or my "good" behavior (which is most often not there), but because He is God and He is love. He is my Father. I so desperately need Him - all the time. It is not always so apparent to me, yet in those times of distress, I am reminded of the reality that I need Him every second of every day. Thank You, God, that You are there every second. Forgive me for the times that I so arrogantly try to stumble through this life forgetting how much I need You. It is when I don't have the answers that I realize I never really have had them and it is foolish of me to think myself wise without talking to my Father.

Today I remind myself that God is good all the time. I need to be reminded. I need to hear it for those times when satan screams lies. We need to tell of the times that God has delivered us - for ourselves and for one another. It is for His glory that we speak of what a good God He is - full of mercy and grace. It is not because of us that He delivers us - but completely because of who He is. I have done nothing to merit God delivering me. In fact, it is just the opposite. My actions would damn me. Yet God loves me, forgives me, sent His only Son to die for me. I cannot imagine I would do the same for anyone - and God knows that and still He loves me, delivers me, and is there for me every second of every day.