Abundantly Good

Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; And His greatness is unsearchable.

Psalm 145:3

When the Bible writers call God good, they are thinking of all those things about His character we admire: His perfection, His compassion, His mercy, His grace, and perhaps most of all, His generosity.

Whatever God is, He is abundantly! God is good in a generous way. That means God loves to lavish upon His children that which blesses them. God is blessed in His life when He brings joy and blessing to those who depend upon Him for sustaining grace. Just as we have a real sense of joy in our hearts when we are able to do something good for another person, God has an intense joy in His heart as He expresses His goodness to all of us.

Have you ever heard a sermon about the prodigal son where the father is described as prodigal? Prodigal means “lavish, unrestrained, and unlimited.” If you want to see the prodigal in that story, examine the heart of the father who never stopped loving his wayward son. Who waited every day to see him come home. And who, when his wayward son walked back into the family home, put on a feast to welcome him back. There was nothing that father would not do for his son. That’s the way God is. He lavishes Himself upon His people.