Psalm 4:8 (ESV)
8 In peace I will both lie down and sleep;
for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.
8 In peace I will both lie down and sleep;
for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.
Psalm 4:8 (NKJV)
8 I will both lie down in peace, and sleep;
For You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.
8 I will both lie down in peace, and sleep;
For You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.
Psalm 11:7 (ESV)
7 For the Lord is righteous;
he loves righteous deeds;
the upright shall behold his face.
7 For the Lord is righteous;
he loves righteous deeds;
the upright shall behold his face.
Psalm 146:7-9 (ESV)
7 who executes justice for the oppressed,
who gives food to the hungry.
The Lord sets the prisoners free;
8 the Lord opens the eyes of the blind.
The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down;
the Lord loves the righteous.
9 The Lord watches over the sojourners;
he upholds the widow and the fatherless,
but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.
7 who executes justice for the oppressed,
who gives food to the hungry.
The Lord sets the prisoners free;
8 the Lord opens the eyes of the blind.
The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down;
the Lord loves the righteous.
9 The Lord watches over the sojourners;
he upholds the widow and the fatherless,
but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.
3 ways that God shows His goodness to us…
1. Allowing us to live another day.
Psalm 143:8 (ESV)
8 Let me hear in the morning of your steadfast love,
for in you I trust.
Make me know the way I should go,
for to you I lift up my soul.
8 Let me hear in the morning of your steadfast love,
for in you I trust.
Make me know the way I should go,
for to you I lift up my soul.
1 Peter 4:10 (ESV)
10 As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace:
10 As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace:
Whatever ability God has given to you, that is His gift to you. But what you do with that gift is your gift to Him.
2. Pouring out His favor on us.
Psalm 5:12 (ESV)
12 For you bless the righteous, O Lord;
you cover him with favor as with a shield.
12 For you bless the righteous, O Lord;
you cover him with favor as with a shield.
Psalm 103:2-5 (ESV)
2 Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits,
3 who forgives all your iniquity,
who heals all your diseases,
4 who redeems your life from the pit,
who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy,
5 who satisfies you with good
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
2 Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits,
3 who forgives all your iniquity,
who heals all your diseases,
4 who redeems your life from the pit,
who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy,
5 who satisfies you with good
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
3. Adopting us as sons and daughters.
2 Corinthians 6:18 (ESV)
18 and I will be a father to you,
and you shall be sons and daughters to me,
says the Lord Almighty.”
18 and I will be a father to you,
and you shall be sons and daughters to me,
says the Lord Almighty.”
John 1:12 (ESV)
12 But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God,
12 But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God,
Isaiah 1:18-19 (ESV)
18 “Come now, let us reason[a] together, says the Lord:
though your sins are like scarlet,
they shall be as white as snow;
though they are red like crimson,
they shall become like wool.
19 If you are willing and obedient,
you shall eat the good of the land;
18 “Come now, let us reason[a] together, says the Lord:
though your sins are like scarlet,
they shall be as white as snow;
though they are red like crimson,
they shall become like wool.
19 If you are willing and obedient,
you shall eat the good of the land;