Commercials and television ads define their
products with slogans.
The Coke ad says, “Coke is it.”
KFC says, “We do chicken right.”
One hairdressing salon has a sign, “Curl up and
DYE.”
God has a signature mark and it is ‘GOOD’.
Jeremiah 29:11 describes God’s plan for us as GOOD, and this is echoed in the
pages of Scripture.
Day 1 -- on the first day God created the light
... and God saw the light, that it was GOOD.
Day 2 -- God created the earth and the seas … and
God saw that it was GOOD.
Day 3 – God created the grass and trees … and God
saw that it was GOOD.
Day 4 – God created the sun and the moon… and God
saw that it was GOOD.Day 5 -- God created the creatures of sea and air … and God saw that it was GOOD.
Day 6 -- God created the beasts … and God saw that it was GOOD. God created humans on the same day and they were made in His image.
Verse 31 summarizes, “And God saw everything that
He had made, and, behold, it was very GOOD.”
God’s slogan is IT IS GOOD. Goodness stems from
His character, His flawlessness, His inability to be anything other than good.
The word ‘good’ means of ‘of a favorable character or tendency.’ Hence it is consistent with God’s nature to
have plans for us that are GOOD.
If you are inquisitive like I am, you might ask,
“Why good? Why not better or why not best?”
A class by Himself
When God uses the
word GOOD, the grammar rule suggests that there is no comparison, and when the
word is used to describe God, it is reinforced that God is in a class all by
Himself. This is totally in keeping with His attribute of incomparability (Isaiah
40:25-26.)
By being in the class of Good, God was making a
statement that He is the Alpha and Omega, He is the great I Am, He is the Rose
of Sharon, The Bread of Life and The Strong tower. God was announcing what all
false gods know… that He is singular.
(An excerpt from Golden Apples in Silver Settings Chapter 1, Dream Big by Susan
Harris 2011).
Find Susan at:
http://susanharris.ca
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http://www.amazon.com/Susan-Harris/e/B007XMP4QS/
BIO: Susan Harris is a speaker and former
teacher, and the author of Golden Apples
in Silver Settings, Remarkably Ordinary, Little Copper Pennies and Little Copper Pennies for Kids. Her first
submission to Chicken Soup for the Soul is published in Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Cat Did What? edition which releases
on August 19, 2014. The story is called "Smokey's Lock-out". Remarkably Ordinary will be released in
print in the fall. Her children's picture book, Alphabet on The Farm will also be released, in both English and
French. Susan was born in exotic Trinidad but now lives on the Saskatchewan
prairies with her husband, daughter and the gregarious cats.
4 comments:
Thanks Susan, for the refresher English grammar lesson . . . Long time since I'd heard those adjectival clarifications! And thank you for these great insights. Hmm, The Gold Standard - God Himself. ~~+~~
Not that the authors on TWG need a refresher, Peter, but I copied the extract from my book which was written for non-writers. I'm glad the insights were insightful to you, an author yourself.
It brought peace to me in my then never-ending quest for the best. Good is god and God is good.
Nice (recognizable) post, Susan. I hadn't really thought about God's goodness from a grammatical POV before. Well said. And a good reminder for writers and non! (P.S. I added your photo. I hope that is okay!)
Yes, God is good all the time. All the time God is good! Thanks, Susan, for this reminder.
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