-February 9, 2022-
Good morning, happy Wednesday,
“Why do you boast in evil, O mighty man? The goodness of God endures continually.”
(Psalm 52:1).
David, the writer of this psalm, fled from King Saul who wanted to kill him. He and his men visited Ahimelech the high priest at Nob. Ahimelech gave him the sword of Goliath and the show bread for David and his men to eat. Ahimelech was unaware of what was going on with Saul and David because David told him that he was on a special mission for the king. Little did David know the Doeg, a servant of King Saul saw David there and relayed word to Saul. By the time Saul and his troops arrived David was gone, but Saul was furious with Ahimelech for helping David and order all the priests there in Nob, who were of the house of Eli the priest to be executed. None of Saul’s men would do such a thing against the priests of the Lord. Only Doeg the Edomite was willing to kill them and he did. The Scriptures tell us that God was bringing judgment on the house of Eli as He said He would.
David lived to regret this awful, brutal, and sinful act. He blamed himself for it. It is against this backdrop that David wrote this psalm. He acknowledged a acknowledged that Doeg was a mighty man boasting in evil. David faced many evil men in his life such as Goliath, Saul, Nabal, and even his own son Absalom. The one constant is God’s goodness that “endures continually.” God’s goodness like all His attributes never changes.
As someone said, “God is good all the time, and all the time, God is good.” God’s goodness is like the sun that is always shining on us. Even on cloudy, rainy, or snowy days, God’s goodness is always there. God’s goodness is great, and His greatness is good. One of my favorite sayings is “God is So Good.” I use the expression a lot under a host of circumstances to acknowledge His presence, power, and providence in my life.
We need to remember the goodness of God at all times, whether we a facing difficulties or receiving blessings. We tend to grow more under the trials than we do in the good times. Why is this? We tend to cast ourselves upon the Lord and rely on Him more in hard times. When things are going well we somehow think we deserve it. If we reflect on God’s goodness always we will be greatly encouraged. God is good not just in the good times but at all times.
May the Lord help us to thank Him for His continual goodness toward us who don’t deserve it. In the song written and sung by Laura Story, she penned, “‘Cause what if your blessings come through raindrops, what if Your healing comes through tears, what if a thousand sleepless nights are what it takes to know You’re near, what if the trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise.” His trials come in packages of goodness; the trials are indeed blessings in disguise.
Have a blessed day basking in God’s continual goodness whether we in times trials or in times of blessings, whether we are on the mountaintop or in the valley. Stay safe and healthy.
In His continual goodness,
Dean
Dean Allen's Daily Devotional 