Summary: Let us study how good our God is. God delivers on his word and promise. Understanding?

14 REASONS GOD IS SO GOOD!

By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr Kyfingers@aol.com (YouTube: Wade Hughes)

I read where the famous runner, USAIN BOLT, said: “ I TRAINED 4 YEARS TO RUN A RACE THAT LASTED 9 SECONDS. SEEMS PEOPLE GIVE UP WHEN THEY DON’T SEE RESULTS IN 2 MONTHS?”

LET ME TELL YOU A STORY ABOUT UNDERSTANDING: SEEMS THERE WAS POOR CHINESE FARMER.

Seems the story wanted to teach about wisdom and understanding and how the lessons may not be easily taught.

These poor Chinese farmer had a nice family, a little farm and one plow horse. The old horse was like family and helped on the farm and going to town once a week. One day someone forgot to lock the gate one night. When the family went out to work the old horse escape out of the barn lot. Someone asked the farmer was this bad? The farmer said: It sure looks bad.

A few days later the old horse came back to the barn and brought 7 wild horses with it. The son shut the gate and there were 8 horses. Someone asked the farmer is this good? The farmer said: IT APPEARS THIS IS VERY GOOD?

Later the farmer’s son decided they could break one of the wild horses to help do the work on the farm. This would help the old horse and they could do more. A neighbor asked: Hey old man this looks very good doesn’t it? The farmer said: I guess this sure looks good now.

As the young son was breaking the wild horse to help on the farm. The wild horse began bucking and jumping. The wild horse jumped into the fence and hurt the farmer’s son. The wild horse pressed the son’s leg into the fence and broke the son’s ankle and leg really terrible. The old farer said: I GUESS BY MY UNDERSTANDING THIS REALLY LOOKS BAD. THIS SET BACK WILL REALLY HURT OUR CROPS THIS YEAR. I guess this is really bad!

There was terrible war in the Kingdom. Many young men would lose their life. The King sent his conscription officers to force compulsory enlistment into the King’s army. When the officers saw the son was cripple from the wild horse accident they could not force the son into armed service.

WE CAN NOT ALWAYS UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOOD AND BAD AT THIS IMMEDIATE TIME. AT THIS TIME WHAT MAY SEEM BAD MIGHT NOT BE BAD. AT THIS TIME WHAT MAY SEEM GOOD MAY REALLY BE BAD. TIME WILL TELL WHICH IS TRUTH.

1. WRAP YOUR HEART AROUND THE FACTS THAT GOD LOVES YOU. GOD ABSOLUTLY LOVES YOU

1 John 4:19 We love him, because he first loved us.

John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Romans 5:8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

1 John 4:8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

2. GOD MAKES US MORE THAN CONQUERORS BY HIS POWER.

Romans 8:37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. 38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, 39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Zephaniah 3:17 The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.

3. YOU ARE A TREASURE AND PRECIOUS TO GOD.

Jeremiah 1:4 Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 5 Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.

4. GOD’S PEOPLE ARE UNIQUE… ONE OF KIND, NOTHING ELSE LIKE,

Isaiah 64:8 (NIV) Yet, O LORD, you are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand.

1 Peter 2:9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

5. GOD HAS A DESIGN TO PROSPER HIS PEOPLE. (SUCCEED, BLESS, GROW )

Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV) For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

Jeremiah 29:11 (MSG) I know what I'm doing. I have it all planned out—plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for.

6. GOD MAKES THE WEAK STRONG…

2 Corinthians 12:9-11 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

10 Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.

7. I WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU OR FORSAKE YOU.

Hebrews 13:5 Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

Deuteronomy 31:6 (KJV)

6 Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

8. GOD WILL NEVER FAIL HIS PEOPLE.

Deuteronomy 31:8 And the LORD, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.

9. GOD PROMISES TO BE OUR STRENGTH.

Isaiah 41:10 Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

10. GOD DESIRES TO PROSPER HIS PEOPLE.

Deuteronomy 30:9 And the LORD thy God will make thee plenteous in every work of thine hand, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy land, for good: for the LORD will again rejoice over thee for good, as he rejoiced over thy fathers:

Deuteronomy 30:9 (MSG) GOD, your God, will outdo himself in making things go well for you: you'll have babies, get calves, grow crops, and enjoy an all-around good life. Yes, GOD will start enjoying you again, making things go well for you just as he enjoyed doing it for your ancestors.

11. IF YOU ARE TIRED AND WEARY…

Galatians 6:9 And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

Galatians 6:9-10 (MSG) So let's not allow ourselves to get fatigued doing good. At the right time we will harvest a good crop if we don't give up, or quit.

12. INVITATION: COME UNTO ME….

Matthew 11:28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

13. GOD SAYS: I WILL RESTORE DOUBLE…

Zechariah 9:12 Turn you to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope: even to day do I declare that I will render double unto thee;

Job 42:10 And the LORD turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before.

2 Kings 2:10 And he said, Thou hast asked a hard thing: nevertheless, if thou see me when I am taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if not, it shall not be so.

14. GOD PROMISES TO GIVE HOPE!

Zechariah 9:12 Turn you to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope: even to day do I declare that I will render double unto thee;

Hebrews 6:19 Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;

CONCLUSION: WE SERVE A GOOD GOD. LET US BE FAITHFUL TO GOD, HIS SON AND THE HOLY SPIRIT.

His servant, Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com (YouTube:Wade Hughes)

GOD FORGIVES, LET HIM.