God will never use what he redeemed you from to teach you a lesson.

Ps 34:8 O taste and see that the LORD is good; How blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!

Ps 27:13 I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the LORD In the land of the living.

Seven Facts That Demonstrate That God Is Good!

1. God’s goodness is to undo Satan’s evil.

Jn. 10:10 “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.”

God is the Source of goodness; Satan is the source of evil

2. God’s goodness created everything “good.”

We know God is good because He called everything He made in Genesis 1 “good.”

Jesus came to restore the good... He’s called the good shepherd.

3. God’s goodness is His glory.

Ex. 33: 19, 22 “I will make all my GOODNESS pass before you.” Then He said, “You will stand on the rock while my GLORY passes by…”

We know God is good because His very nature shines as goodness and light from His presence.

4. God’s goodness is His pleasure.

Luke 12:32 “Fear not, little flock, for it is your

Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.”

We know God is good because He derives great pleasure from being good to us!

5. God’s goodness never changes.

James 1: 17 “Every GOOD GIFT and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is NO VARIATION or shadow due to change.”

WE KNOW GOD IS GOOD BECAUSE HE DOESN’T CHANGE

6. God’s goodness is fathering.

Mt. 7:11 “If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him”

We know God is good because of our parents' example.

7. God’s goodness leads you to repentance.

Rom. 2:4 “Or do you despise the riches of His goodness, forbearance, and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?”

We know that God is good because He spends so much time patiently waiting for us to change!