God is Good
"For God is good…" Psalm 11:7 (LB)
Oh, the joy of being a grandmother!
Twenty-seven month old Mary Kathryn and I were running
errands. My hand held tightly to the wheel as I maneuvered
us through the traffic. Mary Kathryn sat in the rear
securely buckled in her car seat.
There was no need for conversation that day. Mary Kathryn’s
precious voice was ringing out with songs she had learned
from Sunday School and her kids praise videos. The song in
her heart was springing forth vocally from the back of our
car. The melodies definitely were cheering my spirit as we
continued our journey.
A few minutes later I decided to share a package of M&M’s
with Mary Kathryn. The tiny, colorful pieces of chocolate
were her favorite. While laughing and eating the M&M’s,
lovingly I said to her, "These M&M’s are so good." Almost as
if I had given her a queue with the word good, Mary Kathryn
began to sing "God Is So Good." To my delight, I listened in
awe as her sweet angelic voice completed the song.
Startled that she knew all of the words, I thanked God that
at the tender age of twenty-seven months, Mary Kathryn
really knew God was good. Life as viewed from her youthful
perspective was all about love.
Does the simple word "good" trigger in your mind the fact
that God is good, He’s so good to us? Are you twenty seven
months, twenty seven years old, or perhaps nearing the age
of Mary Kathryn’s grandmother? It really doesn’t matter. You
can let God’s goodness engulf you. Soak it up.
He loves,
honors,
cherishes,
esteems,
values,
guards,
and protects you.
Amidst the trials and tribulations that confront you daily,
let the song that sprang from the heart of a very young
granddaughter remind you that "God is good…"
Melva Cooper
Jmelva@cox-internet.com