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As human beings, you and I, we have an innate desire to impress God with our own goodness. If you are familiar with young children, you’ll see them do some little thing and say, “Look daddy! Look mommy! Look at what I did!” Well, this innate desire is in conflict with God’s own desire, which is to impress us with HIS GOODNESS!
God is GOOD. It is His nature. Remember Jeremiah 32:40, where the prophet foretold of a new covenant, in which God would do us GOOD. Not on a basis of reward for our performance, but because of His nature, because of who HE IS.
Not sure? Consider Ro 2:4 “Or do you think lightly of the riches of His kindness and tolerance and patience, not knowing that the kindness/goodness of God leads you to repentance?”
Perhaps you have been told that you must repent and get your life together before God will help you. Get right with God first and then He will bless you. NO NO NO that is not what God is like. That is RELIGION and that is NOT what the Bible says!
As we just heard, God is GOOD and does everyone good. It is His nature, AND, that goodness leads us to repentance. See? FIRST we experience His goodness, and from that we repent from our ways and turn toward Him!
Read John 3:14-17. Jesus said He had to be crucified so whoever believes in Him will have eternal life. The Father gave His son to be crucified so whoever believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life. God sent His son into the world to SAVE the world, not to judge it!
Read the Bible and see for yourself! Then, believe it! Stop striving to please God. Receive His goodness today, and Come Alive!
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