Read these scriptures. They all encompass “good,” and it wasn’t rocket science—we just looked up every scripture with the word “good” in it, and we saw a pattern.
The truth is this issue of the magazine could be filled with thousands of pages and wouldn’t touch the surface of how good the Father is. Every person with a testimony is another proof of the goodness of God. Every day that you breathe air. Every day that you wake up and can worship freely and every day that you can read your Bible is all proof of how radically good God is. Every time you look at the stars in the sky and the sunrise in the morning dancing to the perfect creation and heartbeat of God is proof of how good God is. The key is to focus on the good and look for it because it’s all around you and in you and waiting to be birthed from you —all because of God’s good plan. This is why even Jesus asked, “Why do you call me good? There is only One that’s good.” He went to the cross out of obedience to the Good Father’s will. In that moment Jesus was relating to the Father as the Son of God and the Son of Man. It was like He was saying to the Father, do I really have to do this? Can I just pass on this radical assignment? But, he knew He had a purpose and it the ultimate GOOD PLAN that led to so many other good plans. Like for example, we are all now called to be sons and daughters and that Jesus is a brother, but also our Savior and King over all authorities. And that’s because He followed the plan laid out by the Good Father. Every knee bowing, every tongue confessing, in heaven, on earth and below the earth bows because Jesus fulfilled on the Father’s Good Plan. Everything lives and breathes and exists and transforms because of Him. All existence encompasses the goodness of God and everyday of creation the Bible says,“He saw that it was good.” God is good is equal to the fact that God cannot lie and is the very nature of Truth and wholeness and perfection. More than being flawless, He is Holy, He is all Powerful and all Knowing. And still made us His greatest creation in His very own image— the army of God rising up with Kingdom power and authority—His greatest plan. Finally, with this small explanation of Good, we have to war a good warfare. “This charge I entrust to you, Timothy, my child, in accordance with the prophecies previously made about you, that by them you may wage the good warfare, (19) holding faith and a good conscience. By rejecting this, some have made shipwreck of their faith … (I Tim 1:18-19). Study the Word of God and be a GOOD CHILD of God.
Good Shepherd
“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.” —John 10:11 (ESV)
Good Minister, Good Doctrine
“If you put these things before the brothers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, being trained in the words of the faith and of the good doctrine that you have followed.” —1 Timothy 4:6 (ESV)
Good Foundation
“Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share, storing up for themselves the treasure of a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is life indeed.” —1 Timothy 6:18-19 (ESV)
Good Light
“And God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness.” —Genesis 1:4 (ESV)
Good Word of God
“For it is impossible, in the case of those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, and have shared in the Holy Spirit, and have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the age to come, and then have fallen away, to restore them again to repentance, since they are crucifying once again the Son of God to their own harm and holding him up to contempt.” —Hebrews 6:4-6 (ESV)
Good Gifts
“If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!” —Matthew 7:11 (ESV)
Good Pleasure
“According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love, having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, to the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.” —Ephesians 1:4-6 (KJV)