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Julius Mosley’s Living Life with Blinders On has very compelling arguments as to why we should submit our life to the Lord of All Good–all of which, God’s righteousness and God’s love, can be seen and understood from a Biblical perspective.

The idea that God is all good is foundational to the Christian worldview. It is what underscores His character and His actions. His goodness is the attribute with which we must color our relationship with Him.

This goodness is evident throughout all scripture, and it is from there that we can learn that what is needed in living a good life is to align our path with His ineffable and personal expectations of us as His mortal creations.

For the Lord is good and his love endures forever;

    his faithfulness continues through all generations.

– Psalm 100:5

The Lord of All Good

Because the Bible is suffused with moments and evidence of God’s goodness, we will be focusing on three key examples that demonstrate fully His goodness–and not just simply exalting upon it.

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The Gift of Creation

Perhaps the most stunning and most immediate piece of evidence for God’s goodness is creation itself. When you see the world around you, the skies, the birds, the grass, and everything else, you cannot help but wonder who would create this. Even more, you cannot help but wonder why anyone would create this. What can be gained from creating this world, which is so full of beautiful and kind things?

To answer that first question: The Lord of All Good. It is the Lord of All Good that created all of this. From Genesis, we know that God crafted the entirety of the universe within six days, resting only on the seventh. Now, why would He do this? What use would an entity as powerful and as knowledgeable as He has with a finite and imperfect world?

Because there was nothing good in the world before this one, there was only the formless and empty earth and seemingly endless darkness. As such, God wished to fill the empty and the dark with His goodness.

God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.

– Genesis 1:31

For God, He could have chosen not to enact creation, but because of His infinite goodness, He brought forth a place for the imperfect and the impermanent to dwell.

The Righteous Shepherd

Another powerful showing of God’s goodness and righteousness is His episode with the Israelites who had been enslaved in Egypt. The events that led up to this situation could all be traced back to the Israelites’ actions and their attitudes. God was merely an observer of their history. They were enslaved because such was the prevailing trend of the time, and it was well within His purview to turn the other way. Yet, when the Israelites cried to Him for help, He did not turn them away. Instead, God acted decisively and without indifference, ushering the Israelites out of Egypt and warning the pharaoh against retaliation by sending forth ten plagues to reveal to them His might.

And when the Israelites saw the mighty hand of the Lord displayed against the Egyptians, the people feared the Lord and put their trust in him and in Moses his servant.

– Exodus 14:31

This act of liberation is a fundamental aspect of God’s character, which disdains tyranny in all its forms and fighting always for those who are suffering. God could have ignored the Israelites’ pleas but He was righteousness and would always choose the path of benevolence.

The Selfless Ruler

While the act of creation reveals to us God’s desire for goodness, Christ is the manifestation of His compassion and His love for the world.

As the King of Kings and Ruler of the World, there was no need for Christ to roam the world and spread forth his teachings; yet, he did so anyway because it was the right thing to do, and he wished for people to aspire to and follow in his example.

This love for creation was further solidified when he faced death, sacrificing himself on the cross to cleanse the world of its sins.

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

– John 3:16

Christ was not forced to sacrifice himself, but he willingly chose to so that everyone could be granted reprieve and made known of the path to heaven.

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Living Life with Blinders On is hard testimony to the wonders of living life according to God’s will. Order a copy through this link.