God is Good

"God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good."—Gen. i. 81.

Such is the joy of God!  He "rejoices in His works."(Ps. 104:31.)  These were but "parts of His ways," (Job 26:14,) the first scene in the unfolding of His wondrous purpose; yet it is very glorious; and in it He is well pleased.  Each day's work was good; all things above and beneath; the heaven, with its stars; the earth with its flowers and gems, its hills, and seas, and streams; man, and beast, and fowl; all were good.

He takes deep interest in all that He has made!  Each atom is His own, and each atom comes under His eye.  It is not only the hairs of our head that are numbered, nor the sparrow that He notices, nor the lily of the field that He paints; but the very dust of the ground, the sand of the desert, the pebble on the ocean-beach; all these are owned and cared for by Him.

This is the God in whom "we live, and move, and have our being!" How deep His love! What will His love not do for us in all things great and small! He cares for our earth, and for us its inhabitants! His delight is to bless; and what amount of blessing will He count too great to bestow on those for whom He has already given His Son! Let us trust Him in everything. He will not fail us; He will do us good and not evil abundantly all the days of our lives.