Tough, tough few days with my disease, I began to think of His goodness to help me think on Him and things above. Below are some verses I hope will encourage you as reasons to Reflect and Give Him thanks for His GOODNESS;
13 MARKS OF GOD’S GOODNESS TO GIVE THANKS FOR…
1.- HIS CHARACTER;
“Oh, taste and see that the Lord is GOOD! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!”- Ps 34:8
2.- HIS FORGIVENESS;
“For You, Lord, are GOOD, and ready to forgive, And abundant in loving-kindness to all who call upon You.”- Ps 86:5
3.- YOUR PAST;
“Surely GOODNESS and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever.”- Ps 23:6
4.- MOTIVATION FOR EVANGELISM;
“Oh that men would PRAISE the LORD for his GOODNESS, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!”- Ps 107:21
5.- ABOUNDING;
“But thou, Lord, art a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in GOODNESS and truth.”- Ps 86:15.
ABUNDANT GOODNESS; “Oh, how abundant is your GOODNESS, which you have stored up for those who fear you and worked for those who take refuge in you, in the sight of the children of mankind!”- Ps 31:19
6.- JESUS GOODNESS;
“You know of Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed Him with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how He went about doing GOOD and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.”- Acts 10:38
7.- EARTH TESTIMONY;
“He loveth righteousness and judgment: THE EARTH is full of the GOODNESS of the LORD.”- Ps 33:5
8.- GOODNESS ORIGIN;
“Every GOOD thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow.”- Jam 1:17
9.- REPENTANCE TO LIFE;
“This statement of Peter’s silenced his opponents. They extolled the goodness of God, and said, “So, then, to the Gentiles also God has given the repentance which leads to Life.”- Acts 11:18
10.-PROMISE OF GOODNESS;
“And we know that for those who love God all things work together for GOOD,for those who are called according to his purpose.”- Rom 8:28
11.- GOD’S GOOD WORK IN YOU;
” For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a GOOD work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.”- Phil 1:6
12.-A REMEDY FOR DESPAIR.
“I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the GOODNESS of the LORD In the land of the living. ” – Psalm 27:13
13.-A CALL TO GRATITUDE;
“O give thanks to the LORD, for He is GOOD; For His loving-kindness is everlasting.”- 1 Chronicles 16:34
* RE-READ and GIVE HIM SPECIFIC THANKS FOR EACH ASPECT OF HIS GOODNESS…TO YOU SPECIFICALLY AS MENTIONED ABOVE. PERSONALIZE AND IN DOING HIS WILL AND GLORIFYING HIM… SO KNOW BASED ON SCRIPTURE YOU ARE …DOING HIS WILL AND GLORIFYING HIM .
THESE ARE TWO MAJOR GODLY INCENTIVES TO BE ABOUT OFFERING THANKSGIVING FOR HIS GOODNESS…
WILL YOU PAUSE AND RE READ AND OFFER HIM THANKSGIVING FOR HIS GOODNESS…TO…YOU
* ” Give thanks to the LORD for He is GOOD.
For His Faithful Love endures forever.” – {Psalm 107:1}- NLT.