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Once in a while, I spontaneously take a photo of myself, whatever I am doing, to send to my grandchildren who live over 4600 miles away from me. You see, they are always on my mind, in my thoughts. I want them to know that I love them, every day, all the time. I send little notes of encouragement, affirm their preciousness to me, tell them stories and I pray for them. I plan for times of fun when we can be together. I pray that their hearts would so personally know and understand the goodness and love of God because they have seen it in me and in their parents and in those around them. They don’t just need to be told to be good, but they have to see goodness, holiness, trustworthy character acted out in their real worlds through it.
They are storing up a clear picture of God through those of us who are acting out His tangible love and grace in day to day realities in their lives. And hopefully when they are teens and more aware of a fallen, chaotic world, they will remember, “But I have seen, learned, and felt the goodness and love of God throughout my life through Queenie and mama and daddy. I believe in the goodness of God because I have seen it in reality. I believe there is light, hope, beauty to be found in this troublesome world.”
Join me today as I explore the biblical attribute of goodness. It should be a fruit of the Holy Spirit living through us so that in a fallen world, we may live out God’s excellent goodness so that others may have a picture of what God’s excellent character is like.