GOODNESS
Goodness is virtue in action. It is characterized by a desire to be a blessing to someone else. Goodness only comes from God. James 1:17 says, "Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above coming down from the father of lights. " When Jesus came to earth he brought with Him goodness from His Father and for that we are grateful. The songwriter put it this way, "When I think of the goodness of Jesus and all he's done for me my soul cries out Hallelujah. Thank God for saving me." While we can never attain the perfection of God's goodness, nevertheless, we should strive to make goodness our spiritual companion.
Let us pray:
Thank you Lord for being a good and great Father. Lord fill us with a goodness that empowers us to speak out against wrong when we see injustice. Give us the courage to stand alone if necessary and to position ourselves on the side of right. Move us from being quiet when morality demands that we speak to unrighteousness. Give us a thirst for doing good, and help us long to obey Your teachings, knowing unless we follow your commandments, we cannot truly be filled with goodness. Lord, guide us to do good to the hungry, the weak, the heartbroken and the hurting. Let us reach out in goodness to the unlovable. Use our hands, minds, and mouths to be instruments of goodness forsaking attitudes and actions that are contrary to your will in all that we do and say let us embrace goodness. AMEN
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