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Luke 18:19 (NASB)
And Jesus said to him, "Why do you call Me good? No one is good except God alone.
“No one is good except God alone”
This truth, is the eternal bedrock of God and all creation. The insight into this pillar and foundation of reality, that the establishment of this truth, is meant to bring to light and convey. The eternal absolute unchangeableness of this truth. The all encompassingness of this truth, nothing is to be left out. This truth puts everything in its proper place. This truth peered into, gives such a knowledge of God that puts the heart to rest, and a joy that grows that literally fills all the Heavens. This knowledge that God alone is good. It is through this lens that all scripture, and even life itself, needs to be seen and understood through. For it is only through this lens, can life and scripture be understood as they are in truth and reality meant to be understood. This is the foundation that all things need to be seen through. That creation itself was brought forth by God that He would have a place to manifest and bring forth the good, which only His Divine Nature can manifest, which is the revelation of Himself. Moreover this truth tells us exactly what God will and won’t do. Good, He will do, not good He won’t. Once seen, this truth causes the heart to explode with rejoicing, love and admiration for this God who is good, always.
Heaven is Heaven because of this truth. All Heaven sees into, and eternally rejoices in this truth. We, as His redeemed out of our fallen state, have been given eyes that can see into this truth and are invited to look into the very depths and eternity of this truth, that God alone is good. Seeing into this truth, of that which is good, by God’s definition of what is good, which is that which is good from the eternal ground. This brings us to a very solid place of rest, trust and hope before God. This place where our eyes are not on us. But on this God who raises the dead. Our eyes look to Heaven for all good things. Our hope lies in God to manifest goodness and righteousness in and through us in every and all circumstances and situations. This faith and hope in a God who is outside ourselves, but yet, also has chosen with our consent, to live in us. Our faith and hope in a God who is interested in everyone of our actions, from the so-called smallest, to the so-called greatest. It is this God that says He alone is good. It is in this God that calls and beckons us to come to Him. For the reason and purpose that because He sees that He alone is good. He sees our only hope is in Him doing goodness and righteousness in and through us. He waits and works all things in us so that we too, could and would see this truth also.
This truth that “God alone is good” is a truth that will free us from any and all hope of ever doing anything in and of ourselves that could possibly be pleasing to God. This truth brings us to our knees, or to put a sharper point on the sword, to the death of ourselves before Him. This knowledge that He alone is good. Stops all looking to ourselves for the answers. Causes our focus to be Heavnward, to God alone.
This brings us to a place where seeing the reality of this simple truth;
If it’s me it’s sin, if it’s Christ it’s not.
This truth puts both God and the believer in their correct, righteous and glorious place, One the giver and one the receiver. He who is the Eternal all Good and we who are the eternal recipients of His Eternal all Goodness.
Oh, to have our eyes opened to see into this truth, to hope in this truth, to know into this truth;
“That God alone is good”
All that follows this truth, and the ramifications this truth brings to light. The fellowship with one’s Creator that acceptance of this truth brings into the experience and life of the believer. Even more the absolute dependence that this truth establishes once this truth is accepted, believed and trusted in. That just how blessed we are to have a God that is all Goodness as goodness is in itself. And even still, willing to share that goodness with us. Not as our human reasoning understands good, but as goodness, as the essence it is in itself, as a stand alone quality, apart or separate from all things to the contrary.
This is why the life of this world must be denied or given up and over and brought to death. For the life of this world is that life that elevates itself above the good or that which is right. For in eternity there are only two possibilities of creation or existence, the good, or, that which is contrary to the good. Which is as eternal as the good, for it is that which is eternally contrary to the good......which contrary, has the nature of hell in it.
God alone is good. This wonder of wonders. To be given the opportunity to know and have fellowship with this God who is good. Moreover to be asked if we would be willing to be part of His family. The truth of this boggles the human reasoning. This truth causes the heart to be perplexed yet rejoice for the enormity of this truth. Yet this eternal truth remains;
“That God alone is Good”
Blessings,
Much love in Christ, Not me
And Jesus said to him, "Why do you call Me good? No one is good except God alone.
“No one is good except God alone”
This truth, is the eternal bedrock of God and all creation. The insight into this pillar and foundation of reality, that the establishment of this truth, is meant to bring to light and convey. The eternal absolute unchangeableness of this truth. The all encompassingness of this truth, nothing is to be left out. This truth puts everything in its proper place. This truth peered into, gives such a knowledge of God that puts the heart to rest, and a joy that grows that literally fills all the Heavens. This knowledge that God alone is good. It is through this lens that all scripture, and even life itself, needs to be seen and understood through. For it is only through this lens, can life and scripture be understood as they are in truth and reality meant to be understood. This is the foundation that all things need to be seen through. That creation itself was brought forth by God that He would have a place to manifest and bring forth the good, which only His Divine Nature can manifest, which is the revelation of Himself. Moreover this truth tells us exactly what God will and won’t do. Good, He will do, not good He won’t. Once seen, this truth causes the heart to explode with rejoicing, love and admiration for this God who is good, always.
Heaven is Heaven because of this truth. All Heaven sees into, and eternally rejoices in this truth. We, as His redeemed out of our fallen state, have been given eyes that can see into this truth and are invited to look into the very depths and eternity of this truth, that God alone is good. Seeing into this truth, of that which is good, by God’s definition of what is good, which is that which is good from the eternal ground. This brings us to a very solid place of rest, trust and hope before God. This place where our eyes are not on us. But on this God who raises the dead. Our eyes look to Heaven for all good things. Our hope lies in God to manifest goodness and righteousness in and through us in every and all circumstances and situations. This faith and hope in a God who is outside ourselves, but yet, also has chosen with our consent, to live in us. Our faith and hope in a God who is interested in everyone of our actions, from the so-called smallest, to the so-called greatest. It is this God that says He alone is good. It is in this God that calls and beckons us to come to Him. For the reason and purpose that because He sees that He alone is good. He sees our only hope is in Him doing goodness and righteousness in and through us. He waits and works all things in us so that we too, could and would see this truth also.
This truth that “God alone is good” is a truth that will free us from any and all hope of ever doing anything in and of ourselves that could possibly be pleasing to God. This truth brings us to our knees, or to put a sharper point on the sword, to the death of ourselves before Him. This knowledge that He alone is good. Stops all looking to ourselves for the answers. Causes our focus to be Heavnward, to God alone.
This brings us to a place where seeing the reality of this simple truth;
If it’s me it’s sin, if it’s Christ it’s not.
This truth puts both God and the believer in their correct, righteous and glorious place, One the giver and one the receiver. He who is the Eternal all Good and we who are the eternal recipients of His Eternal all Goodness.
Oh, to have our eyes opened to see into this truth, to hope in this truth, to know into this truth;
“That God alone is good”
All that follows this truth, and the ramifications this truth brings to light. The fellowship with one’s Creator that acceptance of this truth brings into the experience and life of the believer. Even more the absolute dependence that this truth establishes once this truth is accepted, believed and trusted in. That just how blessed we are to have a God that is all Goodness as goodness is in itself. And even still, willing to share that goodness with us. Not as our human reasoning understands good, but as goodness, as the essence it is in itself, as a stand alone quality, apart or separate from all things to the contrary.
This is why the life of this world must be denied or given up and over and brought to death. For the life of this world is that life that elevates itself above the good or that which is right. For in eternity there are only two possibilities of creation or existence, the good, or, that which is contrary to the good. Which is as eternal as the good, for it is that which is eternally contrary to the good......which contrary, has the nature of hell in it.
God alone is good. This wonder of wonders. To be given the opportunity to know and have fellowship with this God who is good. Moreover to be asked if we would be willing to be part of His family. The truth of this boggles the human reasoning. This truth causes the heart to be perplexed yet rejoice for the enormity of this truth. Yet this eternal truth remains;
“That God alone is Good”
Blessings,
Much love in Christ, Not me
