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God showed His goodness to Moses in Exodus 33:18-19. “And he said, I beseech thee, show me thy glory. And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee.” At that moment, all of God’s goodness—the glory of God, the presence of God heavy with everything good—passed by Moses. Exodus 34:6 says, “The LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth.” God is “abundant in goodness.” God’s protection comes from His goodness. Psalm 31:19-20, "NIV"-84, says, “How great is your goodness, which you have stored up for those who fear you, which you bestow in the sight of men on those who take refuge in you. In the shelter of your presence you hide them from the intrigues of men; in your dwelling you keep them safe from accusing tongues.” God’s provision comes from His goodness. Psalm 107:8-9 says, “Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men! For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.” Psalm 34:8 says we are to “taste and see that the LORD is good.” It goes on to say, “The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing” (verse 10). The word goodness in Hebrew also means, “prosperity, good things, goods and property.” Psalm 65:11 tells us that God crowns our year with His goodness. Another translation states, “You crown the year with your bounty, and your carts overflow with abundance” ("NIV"). God’s forgiveness comes from His goodness. Psalm 86:5 ("AMPC") says, “You, O Lord, are good, and ready to forgive [our trespasses, sending them away, letting them go completely and forever]; and You are abundant in mercy and loving-kindness to all those who call upon You.” Romans 2:4 also tells us the goodness of God leads us to repentance. God’s redemption comes from His goodness. Psalm 107:1-2 says for us to “give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy.” Because of His goodness, we have been redeemed from the curse of the law. For instance, sickness is a curse. God, in His goodness, sent His WORD and healed us and delivered us from our destructions (verse 20). God’s power comes from His goodness. Psalm 107:15-16 reveals, “Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men! For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder.” The weapons of our warfare and the armor of God are all part of His goodness. The goodness of God has provided us with Jesus’ Name and the blood of the Lamb to overcome the kingdom of darkness. Fellowship with God comes from His goodness. James 1:18 ("New Living Translation"-96) says, “In his goodness he chose to make us his own children by giving us his true word. And we, out of all creation, became his choice possession.” Everything we need comes from His goodness. James 1:17, "AMPC," tells us, “Every good gift and every perfect (free, large, full) gift is from above; it comes down from the Father of all [that gives] light.” There is no limit to His goodness! God’s Goodness Through Us The goodness of God does not stop with us. We are not the only beneficiaries of His goodness. You and I are to demonstrate the goodness of God to others in the same way Pop showed goodness to Gloria and her brothers and sisters. First Peter 2:9 proclaims, “You are a kingdom of priests, God's holy nation, his very own possession. This is so you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light” ("NLT"-96). The Apostle Paul told the Romans, “I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye also are full of goodness” (Romans 15:14). The "AMPC" says, “Personally I am satisfied about you, my brethren, that you yourselves are rich in goodness.” Acts 10:38 reveals “how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.” The goodness of God should flow through us to others in the same way it flowed through Jesus, “because as he is, so are we in this world” (1 John 4:17). Receive the goodness of God. Receive from Him all He wants to do and all He has provided. And then, take His goodness one step further. Be determined to allow His goodness to flow through you to others. Become a receiver and a distributor of the extraordinary goodness of God. V George Pearsons is CEO of Kenneth Copeland Ministries and senior pastor of Eagle Mountain International Church, located on the grounds of KCM. For more information or ministry materials go to emic.org. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Watch EMIC services with Pastors George & Terri on VICTORY Channel® Live services: Sun. 11 a.m. | Wed. 8 p.m. Replays: Sun. 10:30 p.m. & Sat. 2 a.m. | Wed. midnight. ET 24 : BVOV

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