Daily Huddle - Tue Feb 18, 2020 It's All Good

Love you all, praying for you,  
 
Praying that you'll stay with me today. Funny what people say.  Sometimes they say silly and meaningless things, but sometimes they say things that have more meaning than first meets the eye.  It’s all good.  I kinda like that one.  It’s used pretty often, it could mean – I forgive you - It's all good.  It could mean – things are going to work out, don’t worry "It's all good."  It could mean things could be worse – we should be thankful for what we do have.  "It's all good!"  Have you ever thought about why that statement holds true?  It’s all good.  The reason – is because He is all good.  God is all good.  If there’s one thing to know about God – (that sounds ridiculous – He is infinite - all of eternity couldn't reveal the extent of Him) -  But God is good, He is love, He is Holy, He is forgiving.  His love is Good.  God is good.  It’s why you can trust him with your life.  Psalms 119:68 – You are good, and what you do is good.  Teach me your decrees.  David is speaking to God and reminding himself of the first and fundamental truth – God is good.  It’s His nature and His character.  What He said is good, what He did is good.  Creation… “It is good.”  What He does is good.  If your character and nature is good, that’s all you do.  You do who you are.  I was shocked at the definitions of Good – extensive… and everything that Good is – that’s God!  He’s the perfect example.  Good – Tob <tobe> Good in the widest sense, well, beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, fair, be in favor, fine, glad, graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh best, loving, merry, most pleasant, pleaseth, pleasing, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, well-favored.  It comes from the word to make good or well.  To be or go well.  God is good and has good for you!  You can trust Him.  You walk in His Good by walking in His Ways – (they are way better than yours)  And you walk in His Ways by walking in His Word.  PiVAT will help you walk in His Ways – His specific plans for you today.  And PRISM will help you walk in His Ways – the understanding of the nature and character of God’s good.  Noah Webster in 1828 had multiple descriptions of what Good is – and they all reflect who God is.  Good – valid, legally firm, not weak or defective – a good title, a good claim.  Good – valid, sound, not weak, or false – a good argument.  Good – complete or sufficiently perfect in it’s kind, having the physical qualities best adapted to it’s design and use – good soil.  Good having moral qualities which God’s law requires, virtuous, the opposite of wicked or bad - a good person.  Good – a proper fit, convenient, seasonable, well adapted to the end.  He arrived in good time.  Good – convenient, useful, expedient, conducive to happiness – it is not good that man should be alone.  Good – sound, perfect, undamaged, uncorrupted,  the corn in the silo will keep good the whole year.  Good – pleasant to the taste – a good apple.  Good - convenient or suitable – a good harbor for ships.  Good - promoting happiness, pleasant, agreeable, cheering, gratifying – how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell together in unity.  Good – great or considerable – a good amount.  Good – favorable, benevolent, humane – the men were very good to us.  Good – benevolent, merciful, gracious.  Truly God is good to Israel – even to such as are of clean heart.   The definitions of Good are extensive.  It surprised me.  Basically – everything desirable without negative effect - that’s Good.  So what does this mean?  If God is good, and does good, what He says is good, and what He has is good, that means He has good for you!  Beautiful things for you, best, better things (even greater than now).  He has bountiful things, and plans for you.  Cheerful things for you – things to put you at ease.  Things aren’t always easy, but He has ‘at ease’ for you in them.  He has fair things, favor for you, favorable things, fine things, glad things.  He has good things for you.  Gracious things, joyful and kindly things for you.  Things you will like best!  He has loving and merry things for you, most pleasant things, that will please you, delight you, bring pleasure in your life, precious things for you.  He has prosperity for you – not just money – but in every area of life.  He’s ready, He has sweet things for your wealth and welfare, well-favored things, because that is Good.  It’s who He is and what He does for you.  Those good things come from His Word, and they are activated through your obedience.  He tells us how to activate these things so we can experience the good that He has!  Where it’s found, and how it can come to you.  When we choose His Word, we choose His Good, or we can try to find good in our own way, in things other than Him.   Can we go one step further?  Are you still with me?  The first thing the devil tries to do – is to make you question God’s Good.  He did it with Eve.  “Did God really say that?  Well that’s cause He knows that… (if you ate that tree you’d be like Him)  Part truth – full deception.  If He can get us to question His good, He can get us to question His Word.  Then He can offer other considerations – different that what God says - to make our words and thoughts perverse - reluctant to obey - which will delay or cancel God's Good.  Praying that you will live in PiVAT – His plans for you today. They are so good!  That you will live in PRISM – His Word and His ways.  Praying that you will be faithful with 4C’s obeying with money decisions – so God can multiply His good for you financially.  Praying that your Daily Call has you overcoming with your testimony as you walk in every good thing He has reserved for you. 
 
Love you all,
dad