Ever thought about that word “good.”  It simply means, high quality, first class, excellent, or superior. As I was reading in Jeremiah 33 this morning, I came across that word “good.” Chapter 33 speaks about the promised restoration of Israel and Jeremiah tells the people:

“This is what the Lord says: You have said, ‘This is a desolate land where people and animals have all disappeared.’ Yet in the empty streets of Jerusalem and Judah’s other towns, there will be heard once more the sounds of joy and laughter. The joyful voices of bridegrooms and brides will be heard again, along with the joyous songs of people bringing thanksgiving offerings to the Lord. They will sing, ‘Give thanks to the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, for the Lord is good. His love endures forever.’” [vs10-11a NLT]

We serve a mighty God. We serve a holy God. We serve a righteous God. We serve a God who is all-knowing.  We serve a God who is full of majesty and glory. Perhaps, for me, the most beautiful truth, however, is found in the knowledge that we serve a GOOD God. “For the LORD is good; his love endures forever.”

 Have you ever stopped to ponder the depths of that simple statement, “For the LORD is good; his love endures forever?” What does that mean for you?

I know what it means for me. It means that my God will love me no matter what, and that even when I stumble or fall, when I sin or fail, that love will endure. It means that when He must discipline or correct me, He does it from a heart of love and always with the purpose of seeking my restoration.

It means that even when everything in my soul seems a desolate waste, my God promises that because of His love for me, the sounds of joy and gladness will again ring forth and my voice will join with the multitude of voices down through the ages that proclaim, “Give thanks to the LORD Almighty, for the LORD is good; his love endures forever.”