Oh, good.

When we were growing up, my mother didn't like us using the word 'awesome', unless we were talking about God. Well, just in the past couple of months, I've been thinking about this one word, kind of like awesome, and how it has totally been downplayed since the time of old. Good.

How often do you use that word? And what do you use it for? "Good grief" "How was your day?- Good.(When you don't want to talk about it)" "Good golly" Yah, it's totally not what it was when God used it first. He used the word 'good' to describe His creation! Now, I can't even think of enough words to describe the beauty of His creation! Because good just isn't enough anymore. So, I started looking up all the different times 'good' is used in the Bible. Here, listen:

"...and how good is a timely word!" Prov 15:23

"...and good news gives health to the bones." Prov 15:30

"He who finds a wife finds what is good..." Prov 18: 22

"Hold on to the good." 1 Thes 5:21

"For everything God created is good..." 1 Tim 4:4 (Could that not be more clear?!)

"In everything, set them an example by doing what is good..." Titus 2:7

Oh, man, there are so many more. So many that talk about the 'good news' i.e. the gospel! And how about in the gospels when Jesus says "No one is good except God alone." So guess what...God is described as good. But here's my favorite: "Well done, my good and faithful servant." 

Good is a good word. 

These are just thoughts- I'm not trying to convict anyone here...because there's nothing to be convicted of! I am just loving the simplicity and the power of the word "good."

Good day!