God is a good God! Are you expecting God’s goodness in 2013? We have to remind ourselves because we human beings are quick to forget. We even joke about it – have you heard any of these?
- Funny thing, I don’t remember being absent-minded.
- My memory is a wonderful treasure chest, but I lost the map.
- My memory is the faculty that enables me to give someone most of my zip code.
- I can frequently remember that I have forgotten something, if I could only remember what it is.
- Two indicators I am getting older: first, loss of memory, and I can’t remember the second.
- To err is human; to forget, routine.
Oral Roberts rightly proclaimed, “Something good is going to happen to you!” Stop today and consider the goodness of God. Remind yourself. Here are ten good things to remember in 2013:
#1 – God wants to bless you and bless you and bless you.
“You parents—if your children ask for a loaf of bread, do you give them a stone instead? Or if they ask for a fish, do you give them a snake? Of course not! So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good gifts to those who ask him.” Matthew 7:9-11 NLT
#2 – God sets you up for good and has planned success for you !
“For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.” Ephesians 2:10 NLT
#3 – God’s voice will direct you and God will get you where you need to go.
“The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep recognize his voice and come to him. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. After he has gathered his own flock, he walks ahead of them, and they follow him because they know his voice.” John 10:3-2 NLT
#4 – God finishes what He starts.
“being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” Philippians 1:6 NIV
#5 – God’s purpose is worth the effort.
“Then he said to them all: ‘If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.'” Luke 9:23 NIV
#6 – God rewards those who seek Him.
“And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him.” Hebrews 11:6 NLT
#7 – God’s timing is perfect – not early, not late, but always right on time.
“Yet the LORD longs to be gracious to you; he rises to show you compassion. For the LORD is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him!” Isaiah 30:18 NIV84
#8 – God’s forgiveness is awesome.
“So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus.” Romans 8:1 NLT
#9 – God’s power is great in us. God is greater than _______(fill in the blank with your life).
“You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.” 1 John 4:4 NIV
#10 – God’s plans are bigger than you alone. Mature believers are vitally connected to a local church.
“Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise. Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near.” Hebrews 10:23-25 NLT
