To Abundancy and Beyond

On Sunday, our church continued a study of the attributes of God, focusing this week on His goodness.  Up until this point, it has been about His power, knowledge, presence, existence, sovereignty, holiness and justice.  All amazing attributes, but not a lot of stuff to make you want to cuddle up in the lap of your Heavenly Father.  Learning about His goodness was like waking up in a mountain cabin near a waterfall where the water spray catches the light, causing a rainbow to shine over a field of wildflowers and puppies*.  His goodness is what makes life beautiful.

Think if it this way.  If God were to say, "I will fill your cup," then His faithfulness will ensure that it is done.  God's righteousness will make sure the cup is completely full.  But His goodness?  His goodness will fill it to overflowing; pouring over the top and spilling out all over the place.

He does that for two reasons.  First, He loves to bless His children in an exceedingly abundant manor.  Secondly, when we have more than enough, we have plenty to pour out on others in just the same fashion that God lavished it on us.  Double blessings all around.

God loves to pour out blessings.  Our job is to faithfully pursue Him.  We don't pursue the blessings, just Him.  And when we cry, "God, show us your glory," then He will do as He did with Moses and pass His goodness right in front of us in such a measure as we will not be able to contain it.

God, show us your glory today.

*(sorry, an inside joke for those who were there on Sunday)