Looking to the Greater Goodness of a Truly Good God.
Psalm 145 is an awesome passage of David extolling and proclaiming the Greatness of our God. “Great is the LORD and Greatly to be praised, and His greatness is unsearchable”.
The Psalmist goes on to speak of the awesome works of God and how they are acts of Glory unto himself: “On the glorious splendour of your majestym and on your wodnerous works I will meditate…(10) All your works shall give thanks to you O LORD and all your saints shall bless you”.
When looking at the ‘wondrous works’ and ‘awesome deeds’ of our Father, we so often look at our lives and see the awesome provision, blessing and goodness that He has shown to us. We have so much to be thankful for in this life and so much to give God praise for - He is truly Great. He provides homes, work, families, churches, continual provision and so much more.
However, when we read this Psalm through the lens of the Cross and the mighty work of Christ, we see that there is a whole new, broader dimension to the greatness of God’s works.
The CROSS is the ULTIMATE expression of the GOODNESS of God.
The CROSS is the most AWESOME of deeds.
The CROSS is the most WONDROUS of works.
It is on this great work that we are to meditate, freshly be inspired by, freshly humbled by and freshly motivated by.
So often we box God’s goodness to the trivial matters of life. Yet the ultimate act of Goodness extends far beyond any provision in this lifetime. I believe it this wondrous act that we are to constantly be meditating on for it truly is the ultimate testimony to the Greatness and Goodness of our most Awesome God.
drew
