Good Beyond Our Need

This is one of those things that’s just settling deeper into my heart and it’s changing how I interact with and view God.  When I think on it, it makes me smile all over.  It’s flooding my heart and washing over my perceptions of our Father.  His heart of goodness is absolutely wrecking me.

Do you wanna know just how good He is?  The first thing He opened my eyes to is the first miracle Jesus performed.  You know the one.  The one where he turned water to wine.  It wasn’t a miracle done out of dire need.  It wasn’t a “God has to show up or we’ll die” kind of a situation.  It was late in the festivities of a wedding.  The wine flow had run dry and guests were still hanging around.  Surely they didn’t need more wine.  But Jesus, because He’s so good, miraculously provided more wine.  Better wine than the first time around.  He turned that plain ol’ water into the most excellent of wines.  Not a need, just pure abundance.  He provided more than enough, far beyond what anyone needed.

Doesn’t that say something profound about His nature?  His GOODNESS?  He wants to fulfill our needs and go above and beyond with only the best of the best.  If you’re not believing it yet, it keeps gets better. 

What about the time Jesus took 5 loaves and 2 fish to feed the 5,000?  Not only did every person eat all they wanted, but the disciples gathered 12 baskets of leftovers.  Leftovers!  From 5 loaves and 2 fish.  God didn’t just provide enough.  He didn’t just provide until each one was satisfied.  He provided above and beyond their need.

And when we were still sinners, full of junk and rebellion, still rejecting God, still a nasty mess full of all kinds of evil, He died for us.  He saw our potential.  He saw who we could be, and He died for us.  You can’t tell me that’s not a God overflowing with love and goodness.

Then you realize, He adopted us into His family.  He chose us and clothed us in royal garments.  He not just allows us, but invites us to feast at the table with Him.  He calls us Sons and Daughters of the Most High God.  Little, meek us now called holy, royalty, heirs.  And He gave us His power, and placed the entire Kingdom at our fingertips.  We are the children of God.  The Kingdom is ours. He is so full of love for us.  He is so for us.

He’s just waiting for us.  Waiting for you and for me.  Waiting for us to come sit and feast with Him.  Waiting for us to come drink of His incredible goodness and experience His heart that chose you and chose me, and cheers each of us on!  He is waiting with a barrel of abundant, overflowing goodness.  Will you just sit with Him and believe His heart?  He is so for you. And He so wants to blow your mind with just how good He is.