Attributes of God’s nature

Oh, how abundant is Your goodness, which You have stored up for those who fear You. (Psalm 31:19 ESV)

 In reading what Scripture has to say about kindness and goodness, we find that both are described as attributes of God’s nature.

Moses said, “Please show me your glory.” And he said, “I will make all my goodness pass before you and will proclaim before you my name, ‘The Lord.’” (Exodus 33:18–19)

Good and upright is the Lord. (Psalm 25:8)

For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you. (Psalm 86:5)

God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ … so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. (Ephesians 2:4–7)

When the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy. (Titus 3:4–5)

Because God is kind and good, He has shown His kindness and goodness toward us through Jesus’ sacrificial death to atone for the guilt of our sin. - Peter Amsterdam [1]

God is good and fair in happy times and hard times. His goodness shows both in what He gives and what He withholds, what He allows and what He denies. With this attitude, you can’t help but experience increased joy, faith, peace, and gratitude. —Avi Rue

[1] Anchor God Is Good!