July 25, 2025
Lamentations 3:22–23
“Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed,
for his compassions never fail.
They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.”
“Goodness of God”
Give it a Listen as you begin
I believe there is a reason the song “Goodness of God” seems to resonates so deeply with so many modern worshippers. It seems to put into words what many of us know in our hearts: God has been faithful. Faithful through the mountaintops and valleys, the victories and the breakdowns, His love has remained constant in our spiritual experiences.
The opening lyrics of the song confesses:
“I love You, Lord, for Your mercy never fails me. All my days I’ve been held in Your hands…”
These words emphasize the deep truth of Lamentations 3. Let us remember that the prophet Jeremiah writes these words in our Bible reading from the experience of the devastation of Jerusalem. Everything around the Prophet is crumbling, yet he clings to the truth that God’s love and mercy have not failed. His declaration, “Great is your faithfulness,” becomes an act of worship in the context of wreckage and destruction.
We often associate “goodness” with pleasant experiences, but God’s goodness is deeper than comfort, it’s an unchanging attribute of who He is.
“The LORD is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made.” Psalm 145:9
“Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good!” Psalm 34:8
God’s goodness is active and it is His character to bless, to rescue, to pursue. As author and preacher A.W. Tozer once said,
“The goodness of God is that which disposes Him to be kind, cordial, benevolent, and full of good will toward all.”
The refrain in our song above says,
“Your goodness is running after me.”
Sounds like the closing words of Psalm 23 doesn't it.
“Surely your goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life…”
The Hebrew word for “follow” actually means to pursue, even to chase down. God's goodness is not passive, it pursues us relentlessly, even when we wander. It's the story of the prodigal son, where the father runs to meet the lost child (Luke 15). We don’t have to chase down God’s blessings, He comes running toward us in love.
The song doesn't just praise God's goodness in general, the lyrics testify to God's presence across time:
“All my life You have been faithful…”
That’s the language of remembering, which is a core biblical practice of worship. In Deuteronomy 8, Moses urges the people to remember the Lord’s faithfulness in the wilderness, even when the journey was hard:
“Remember how the Lord your God led you all the way in the wilderness…” (v.2)
“The goodness of God is not a fragile thing. It stands even in the darkest nights. It holds when everything else gives way.”
Charles Spurgeon
Let's Pray
Lord, You have been faithful. Even when I doubted, even when I wandered, Your goodness never let go. Thank You for running after me with Your mercy, for showing up in every season. Help me to live today with confidence in Your love and hope in Your faithfulness. Amen.
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