That’s especially true when it comes to His children.
He knew us, loved us and chose us to be His own “before the foundation of the world” (Romans 8:29; Ephesians 1:4). He designed a plan and a destiny for each one of us, and provided in advance every good thing we could ever need or desire.
Ephesians 2:10, "The Amplified Bible," confirms this. It says: “We are God’s [own] handiwork (His workmanship), recreated in Christ Jesus, [born anew] that we may do those good works which God predestined (planned beforehand) for us [taking paths which He prepared ahead of time], that we should walk in them [living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us to live].”
Obviously, there’s nothing haphazard about God’s preparations for His children! He never looked down at someone the day they got born again and said, “Oh, I didn’t realize that person was going to get saved. I guess I’d better figure out real quick where I’m going to put them and what I want them to do.”
No, God has been preparing for every one of us for a long, long time—and everything He’s prepared for us is good because that’s just how He is.
You can see that by looking at what He did for Adam and Eve. Before they were ever created He prepared an entire universe for them to enjoy. He provided a place for them that was so beautiful and filled with abundance that by God’s own standards—which must be pretty high considering the fact that the streets of heaven are paved with gold—it qualified as “very good” (Genesis 1:31).
Of course as we all know, Adam and Eve sinned and messed up that goodness. They disobeyed God and allowed the devil to steal God’s BLESSING not only from them but from all mankind. But even then, God’s nature and plan didn’t change.
He knew what they were going to do before they did it and He’d already prepared for it. He’d already planned to send Jesus, “the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world” (Revelation 13:8), to pay the price for sin, defeat the devil, restore THE BLESSING and open the door for each one of us to move right back into our very own “wealthy place” (Psalm 66:12).
I’m telling you, God is a good God!
The Bible declares it from Genesis to Revelation. It tells us time and again that He takes pleasure in the prosperity of His servants (Psalm 35:27). “His tender mercies are over all His works.... You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing” (Psalm 145:9, 16, "New King James Version").
“Oh how great is thy goodness,” the Scriptures exclaim, “which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee.... Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him” (Psalm 31:19; 1 Corinthians 2:9).
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