GodIsKind | Kristi's Morning Devotional

A simple saying but it is a deep truth. I must give testimony to the goodness of my God and Father.

I know I often quote the later part of this chapter but this morning I would like you to read it in its entirety. The words of this psalm are the words of my heart and there is really nothing to add.

“I will praise You, my God and King. I will honor Your name forever and ever. ²I will honor You every day, and praise Your name forever and ever. ³The Lord is great and our praise to Him should be great. He is too great for anyone to understand. ⁴Families of this time will praise Your works to the families-to-come. They will tell about Your powerful acts. ⁵I will think about the shining-greatness of Your power and about Your great works. ⁶Men will speak of Your powerful acts that fill us with fear. And I will tell of Your greatness. ⁷Many words will come from their mouths about how good You are. They will sing for joy about how right You are.

⁸The Lord is full of loving-favor and pity, slow to anger and great in loving-kindness. ⁹The Lord is good to all. And His loving-kindness is over all His works. ¹⁰All Your works will give thanks to You, O Lord. And all those who belong to You will honor You. ¹¹They will speak of the shining-greatness of Your holy nation, and talk of Your power. ¹²They will make Your powerful acts and the great power of Your holy nation known to the sons of men. ¹³Your holy nation is a nation that lasts forever. And Your rule lasts for all time.

¹⁴The Lord holds up all who fall. He raises up all who are brought down. ¹⁵The eyes of all look to You. And You give them their food at the right time. ¹⁶You open Your hand and fill the desire of every living thing.

¹⁷The Lord is right and good in all His ways, and kind in all His works. ¹⁸The Lord is near to all who call on Him, to all who call on Him in truth. ¹⁹He will fill the desire of those who fear Him. He will also hear their cry and will save them. ²⁰The Lord takes care of all who love Him. But He will destroy all the sinful. ²¹My mouth will speak the praise of the Lord. And all flesh will honor His holy name forever and ever.” Psalm 145 NLV

Speak of the goodness of God all the days of your life!

“Praise the Lord! He is good. God’s love never fails.” Psalm 136:1 CEV

I don’t know how many times I have been asked “how do you study the Bible”. Too many to count.

My answer is always the same; read until it speaks to you.

The Bible is God’s letter to us. He’s writing to let us know how He feels about things, what’s important to Him, who He is and His hopes and dreams for us. This morning it didn’t take long for the words to stand out on the page; words that I have read hundreds of times before but this morning they were fresh and new.

You see the other day I had a couple of friends tell me that their kids and/or grandkids were going through a time where they are mad at God. Circumstances in their life have been horrendous. They have experienced things no one should have to go through, and they are holding God responsible for the bad.

This morning the Lord gave me an understanding of the situation. It comes from Joseph who had been sold into slavery, was wrongfully imprisoned, forgotten there and then exalted to Pharoah’s second in command.

“But Joseph told them, ‘Don’t be afraid! I have no right to change what God has decided. ²⁰You tried to harm me, but God made it turn out for the best, so that he could save all these people, as he is now doing. ²¹Don’t be afraid! I will take care of you and your children.’ After Joseph said this, his brothers felt much better.” Genesis 50:19-21 CEV

We should never blame God for the evil in our lives, it’s not from Him. Instead, we should look for the good that God will do in turning the situation around.

“God will bless you, if you don’t give up when your faith is being tested. He will reward you with a glorious life, just as he rewards everyone who loves him .¹³ Don’t blame God when you are tempted! God cannot be tempted by evil, and he doesn’t use evil to tempt others.” James 1:12-13 CEV

Now back to this morning and the words that were jumping off the page.

“With all my heart
    I praise the Lord,
and with all that I am
    I praise his holy name!
²With all my heart
    I praise the Lord!
I will never forget
    how kind he has been.

³The Lord forgives our sins,
heals us when we are sick,
⁴    and protects us from death.
His kindness and love
    are a crown on our heads.
⁵Each day that we live,
    he provides for our needs
and gives us the strength
    of a young eagle.

⁶For all who are mistreated,
the Lord brings justice.
⁷He taught his Law to Moses
and showed all Israel
what he could do.

⁸The Lord is merciful!
He is kind and patient,
    and his love never fails.
⁹The Lord won’t always be angry
    and point out our sins;
¹⁰he doesn’t punish us
    as our sins deserve.

¹¹How great is God’s love for all
    who worship him?
Greater than the distance
    between heaven and earth!
¹²How far has the Lord taken
    our sins from us?
Farther than the distance
    from east to west!

¹³Just as parents are kind
    to their children,
the Lord is kind
    to all who worship him,
¹⁴because he knows
    we are made of dust.
¹⁵We humans are like grass
or wild flowers
    that quickly bloom.
¹⁶But a scorching wind blows,
and they quickly wither
    to be forever forgotten.

¹⁷The Lord is always kind
    to those who worship him,
and he keeps his promises
to their descendants
¹⁸who faithfully obey him…
²²All of God’s creation
and all that he rules,
    come and praise your Lord!
With all my heart
    I praise the Lord!” Psalm 103 CEV

God is kind. He is always kind! God cannot lie, these words are true to His character!

I know this was a longer blog but some of you needed to see what I saw this morning – God is KIND!

Let those words stand out in all that you experience today.

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