The LORD is good, and his faithful love endures forever; his faithfulness, through all generations. —Psalm 100:5
September 1, 1979, is permanently etched in my memory. I had spent the weekend visiting my family near Philadelphia. That afternoon, my parents took me to the airport to catch a flight to Virginia.
When I landed, I received a call from my mother telling me that my father had suffered a heart attack and died. There was no warning. My forty-year-old mother was left with seven children, ages eight to twenty-one.
The tears flowed freely in the days that followed. But in that moment, the Lord did something gracious for me—He reminded me of the truth. Before there was any other conscious thought, He brought to mind a verse I had recently read: “You are good, and you do what is good” (Psalm 119:68).
I knew then, and I am even more sure now, that God is good, and everything He does is good. When sight, sense, and emotions scream to the contrary, this is the bedrock truth that will always prove to be an unshakable foundation for our hearts.
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The Quiet Place: Daily Devotional Readings
©2012 Nancy Leigh DeMoss
Scripture taken from The CSB
Make it Personal
If we dismiss, discount, or doubt the goodness of God, where can that lead us? How can you cultivate deeper trust in His goodness?