Week 38: Worship God because it is good, and He is good.

Good has many meanings. What do you associate with goodness in someone? Doing something good benefits others. Bad behavior is hurtful, dangerous, or frustrating. The Bible says that no one is good except God. Mark 10:18, “And Jesus said to him, ‘Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.’” 1Chronicals 16:34 states, “Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever!”

What is godly goodness? According to Dictionary.com (2024), one of the meanings for good is morally excellent, virtuous, and righteous. God is perfect, and Jesus never sinned (Hebrews 4:15). But we have a sinful nature that is self-centered and hurtful. We can only be truly good by making Jesus Christ the Lord of our lives. His goodness and righteousness then become part of our nature. God’s goodness makes Him worthy of our praise.

King David wrote in Psalm 92:1-2, “It is good to give thanks to the Lord and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High; to declare your steadfast love in the morning, and your faithfulness by night.” So why is it good for us to give thanks to the Lord and sing praises to His name? In this instance, good means right, proper, or fit. Psalm 147:1 states, “Praise the Lord! For it is good to sing praises to our God; For it is pleasant and praise is becoming.” Sing praises to God by recalling all the good things He does for you that have benefited you (i.e., salvation, protection, faithfulness, sustaining power, provision, forgiveness, and so on.)

If doing something good is beneficial, who benefits when we give God thanks and sing praises? Do you benefit? Do those around you benefit? Does God benefit? How does giving thanks and singing praises benefit someone? Ponder this answer as you worship God this week and may God bless you richly this week.

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WEEK 38–September 17- September 23

Day 260-Sept. 17—Worship God who justifies you.

Who shall bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. –Romans 8:33

Day 261-Sept. 18—Worship God because nothing can separate you from His love.

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? –Romans 8:35

Day 262-Sept. 19—Worship God for making you more than a conqueror.

No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. –Romans 8:37

Day 163-Sept. 20—Worship God for rescuing you from every evil deed.

The Lord will rescue me from every evil deed and bring me safely into his heavenly kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen. –2Timothy 4:18

Day 264-Sept. 21—Worship God, who strengthens you and rescues you from the evil one.

But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. So, I was rescued from the lion’s mouth. –2Timothy 4:17

Day 265-Sept. 22—Worship God, for He is faithful to guard you against the evil one.

But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one. –2Thessalonians 3:3

Day 266-Sept. 23—Worship God for giving you His divine power.

His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence. –2Peter 1:3

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Verses are from the English Standard Bible. To review the previous weeks, visit the 365 Days of Worship Page. This post is copyright protected.