Your Father Is That Good

 

Our understanding of God’s goodness and what it means to have Christ in us will determine our lives. If either understanding is wrong, walking in faith will be impossible. And without faith, it is impossible to please Him (Hebrews 11:6). 
 
Faith is a sign we truly know God. The more we understand His goodness, the more we walk in faith. The more we know Him, the more we trust Him. We don’t have to work up faith when we trust Him. We know He is good. His love is the basis of our lives.
 
The faith you exercise and the purpose you pursue will never surpass your understanding of God’s love and His presence in your life. You will never know what is possible if God remains puzzling and beyond your understanding.
 
Your life is limited to your perception of God. You will pursue what you believe God wants for you. If you aren't certain He wants to heal, deliver, and bless your life, you won’t have faith to receive the good things He has for you. Many Christians struggle with receiving from Him because they aren’t sure He is that good. 

“He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things” (Romans 8:32)?

Anything we need in life is infinitely less than the need we have for the forgiveness of our sins. God accomplished this by sacrificing His own Son to pay for our debt. If God loved us enough to make such a great sacrifice, there should be no doubt that our loving Father is more than willing to meet all our other needs.

In Romans 8:32, the phrase “freely give” comes from the Greek word, “charizomai,” which Strong’s Concordance defines as “to grant as a favor, ie. gratuitously, in kindness, pardon or rescue.” “Gratuitously” means without good reason. There was no reason for God to love us so much as to pardon and deliver us, but He did. He “freely gives all things” by His grace—not because we have earned them but because He loves us that much. There is no greater love that can surpass Jesus dying for us.

Jesus asks us the same question He asked blind Bartimaeus: “What do you want me to do for you?” (Mark 10:51). Can you respond with certain assurance, knowing He is that good and He has chosen to live in you?
 
When your faith is alive, it expresses unquestioning confidence in Jesus, who loves you, died for you, and now lives in you. Faith will remain a hard struggle until you know God is for you (Romans 8:31).
 
“Do not fear, little flock,” Jesus said, “for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom” (Luke 12:32).
 
Let the Holy Spirit persuade you that your Father is that good.