Psalms 125:4 (ESV Strong's)
Do good, O Lord, to those who are good,
and to those who are upright in their hearts!
Subject: God's Blessings
In the above verse from this Psalm we read that the writer is asking God to "do good" to those who are "good." The Hebrew word for "good" in this verse is "tob." It is used over 500 times in the Bible. The first time it is used is we see God saying:
Genesis 1:17-18 (ESV Strong's)
And God set them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth, to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.
God would late say in Genesis 1:31, on the sixth day, that the creation was "very good." What we learn from the statements in Genesis and the prayer in this Psalm is that only God can make something "good." Only God can be "goodness" into the world and into our lives. It is, based upon this Psalm, okay for us to ask God to do that. Today when you pray for someone it is okay for you to ask God to bring "goodness" into their lives. God is good and therefore wants to bestow that goodness onto others. We don't have to think that God is cruel and withholding from us ... but we do have to come to the bless to realize that goodness and blessing flow ONLY from God. Our U.S. Constitution guarantees our "right" to pursue happiness (goodness). But, only God can actually give goodness. In Psalm 23 we are told to follow the Shepherd. It says when I do, "surely 'goodness' and mercy will follow you all the days of your life." God tells us that when we follow Him, He will assure that goodness will follow us. If you want to have a good day, follow Christ. He will bestow goodness unto you. Note how James says it:
James 1:17 (ESV Strong's)
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.
God gives us ONLY good gifts. We might see the bad in a situation, but God means it for good. Our job is to find the good.
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