LIFE IS GOOD
I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.
—Psalm 27:13
Psalm 27:13 is a game-changer. As much as I love to dwell on heaven, I think it’s wise to balance our hopes of someday with our hopes for the here and now. As a Christian in the midst of suffering, it can be tempting to fall into the depressing mindset that life on this side of heaven will never be free of pain. It’s a doom and gloom mindset that reasons how I just sort of have to grin and bear it because nothing is going to ever be good until I step into eternity. Funny thing is, God didn’t choose to rescue us by taking us all there; He chose to rescue us by sending His Son here to this earth. That tells me that He has something good for me here. Otherwise, why would He leave me here?
I remember my wife saying that it would have been easier if we all had just died together in the car wreck and gone to heaven. She’s right. It would have been easier, but we would have missed the sweetness of experiencing the goodness of God in the land of the living. The friends who got on their hands and knees and cleaned our floors when we couldn’t, the Word of God penetrating our hearts at just the right moments, the medical miracles, the gifts on our doorstep, the joy our kids radiated on the darkest of days. Don’t get me wrong … heaven is our greatest hope, but to see the tangible goodness of the Lord here and now is a powerful thing. And, it’s not just a possibility — it’s a promise! I WILL see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.
So, hang on! Don’t give up! You may be broken, your life might be falling apart, but there are good days coming. That’s a promise! In fact, I can tell you from experience that the worse your bad days are, the sweeter your good days will be. The less you are used to everything being good,the more you will appreciate it.
God never stops being good. Sometimes He just creates an empty space for His goodness to flood into. You don’t have to search far or worry about missing it because the Creator who designed your every desire knows how to do something good for you—something only you will know He planned especially for you.
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