God Is Good

Did you Know --- The Good News of the Word of God Won’t work for Everybody?

That may be a startling statement for many of you to hear today....But it is true.....

Now some of you are thinking ...."I knew it all along....I knew it wasn’t just me"

But hold on here just a minute...

Don’t be satisfied with that .....The Answer is Easier than you might think....

Hebrews 4:2 For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them....

That means: It didn’t do them Any Good whatsoever....

Why Not?......

Was there something Wrong with it?.......

Was there something missing in it? ......

NO, it’s what they Didn’t Do with what they heard that messed them up.

Verse 2 goes on to say.....but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.

Now, it is meant for everyone.....and yet it Does not work for everyone....

2 Peter 1:4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

Peter said "Ye MIGHT BE" partakers...

God wants us to share in the Divine Nature ....He wants us to Escape corruption

Well, where or with whom does the CONDITION lie? ----with YOU, he said Ye might be....

We need to Understand that the POTENTIAL is THERE

The Word of God is FULL of Potential for you and me....

There’s no shortage on God’s Part to make His Word come to pass in/for you

God’s Word contains Magnificent promises and yet not everyone will enjoy the benefit of them....

But the Promises are for Whosoever will, let him come......

Psalms 145:9 The LORD is good to all: .....and his tender mercies are over all his works.

Don’t let satan convince you that God’s Goodness isn’t for you.....

....that you’re not good enough, .....righteous enough......He’s good to ALL....

We need to Let the Spirit of God help us to Change our thinking about God....

Romans 1:16 Paul said "For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

The Power of God Becomes Available to us As We Believe The Gospel .......

The Gospel is the The Good News about God to us....

God wants to Bless us ----but He needs our Cooperation....

Hebrews 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

Did you Hear That? -----The Bible says that God is a REWARDER.....

I know it doesn’t say He is a rewarder of just anybody who does any old thing.....

But Let’s focus for a few minutes on the fact that God is a Rewarder....

This may surprise a lot of folks to hear this, but God Get’s Pleasure out of Blessing People.

Jesus said in Luke 12:32

Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

Psalms 35:27 ......, Let the LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.

But, You will never enjoy the Benefits God intends for you to have----

until you believe the Good News about God......

Now, there are Many folks that think that God is out to Take Everything Away from them....

But He isn’t.------He wants to Give You Everything.....

1 Timothy 6:17 says He....."giveth us richly all things to enjoy"

The Heart of God is Looking for Ways to Bless His People.....

Listen to what He says in.....

Deuteronomy 5:29 O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever!

The truth is.....God wants you to have a Great Life.....a Long Life.....

....Full of Blessings and Peace.....Comfort, Joy and Love

God wants us to Obey Him for OUR OWN BENEFIT ----not His....

That’s why Romans 2:4 Says.... despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?

To go against God’s Word ---His Will for us is Foolishness.....

His Only Benefit to Blessing You and Making your life great is the same as Any other Father’s would be.

A good father wants the best for his children....because of his love for them....

Sure, He puts Limits on them to protect them....

Sure, He Corrects them.....but that too is the product of love....

None of you would just turn your kids loose, I hope, to do Whatever they want to do....whenever they want to do it...