Lord, You are Good!

"LORD, You are good and do good. God Himself has done it; we are satisfied with Him."
Those are some of the most accurate, truthful and beautiful words I know. When I think on God's sovereignty, His hands controlling all things, I am brought great, great comfort and peace, even in the midst of not understanding. How about you?

Today I bring another challenge to you, if you are willing. Ask the Holy Spirit to teach you today, to speak to you and develop a passion to surrender to His will for your life.

...These are not mere words and they did not come from my own tongue. "George Muller said, "LORD, You are good and do good. God Himself has done it; we are satisfied with Him." Who is George Muller? He lived in 19th century Britain. He was highly involved in missions and ran an orphanage. He was a man of prayer and the Lord was faithful to meet his needs. However, his faith was tested on February 6, 1870, when his beloved wife Mary died of rheumatic fever. The illness made her body incredibly weak and frail. It is noted that during the last six days of her life she endured terrible suffering until at last she died.
George performed the service at her funeral where he sited Psalm 119:68, and made three distinguished points. First, 'The Lord was good and did good, in giving her to me. Second, The Lord was good, and did good, in so long leaving her to me. And third, The Lord was good, and did good, in taking her from me.' He said, 'As a husband, I feel more and more every day that I am without this pleasant, useful, loving companion; but I also say, I shall meet her again, to spend a happy eternity with her.'
A close friend reported that after the funeral Muller sat at the vestry table, buried his face in his hands, and did not speak or move for two hours. But in his loneliness and grief he could still say to the Lord, 'You are good and do good."...

As I read this story I could not help but to look back on my own life. Yesterday I was a youth and today I am a middle-aged woman. And yet, only the Lord knows what tomorrow may hold. When I stop and think on the events that have occurred in my life I also need to ask myself if I am able to say, "The Lord was good and did good."
How about you? When you think back, when you look at what you are living through right now, are you able to say, "The Lord was good, is good and does good?" Or are there events that have caused you to doubt His promise?
Today think on the great goodness of God. The great mercy He extends to us. The unlimited grace He bestows on us. The unfathomable forgiveness He offers sinners such as I. When I look at the Cross and remember what Christ has done for me...indeed, I can say, "The LORD has been very good, and He is good."

You are good, and what you do is good;
teach me your decrees. -Psalm 119:68

Blessing,
Patsy
Reading taken from the One Year Christian History by E. Michael & Sharon Rusten