If God is so good to you even though you are evil, how much better will He be to you when you are good?

When I say, “good,” I don’t mean religious good but gospel good. What is the difference? Being religiously good is outward conformity, but being gospel good is inward change.

God was good to us even though we were rebellious against Him. When were we rebellious toward Him? When we chose our own way without regards for God. Every decision that we made that didn’t have God in the center was rebellion against Him. Yes, most of the time, we didn’t know we were rebellious toward God. We just did as we pleased. And that’s just the point. What would you call a child who owes everything to his parents and yet neither thanked nor given credit to all that they have done for him?

And yet, God was good to us anyway. He sent His Son to us while we were still rebellious. So, if God was good to us while we were evil, how much better will He be to us when we have been made good?

That is the argument Paul uses. Romans 11:12, “Now if their trespass means riches for the world, and if their failure means riches for the Gentiles, how much more will their full inclusion mean?”

I feel guilty when I think about how blessed I am. I just can’t shake the feeling that I’ve done nothing to deserve all the blessings I am enjoying. Isn’t that pathetic? I know that my blessings are not the result of my deserving them but rather purely on the grace of God, and yet I still can’t shake the feeling of guilt. If I am not careful and give thanks to God, it can easily turn into poverty gospel and getting rid of the resources I’m given just to make myself better. Instead, I can continue to give thanks to God and share the blessings with others.

God is good to you whether you know it or not. But if you do know it, share it with others. It could be words of encouragement. It could be sharing of your gifts and talents. It could be monetary.

PH