Good night everyone.
Here is today's Bible lesson:
I'M GOOD
READ:
Matthew 19:16-26
[Jesus said,] "Why do you call
Me good? No one is good but
One, that is, God. But if you
want to enter into life, keep the
commandments." -Matthew 19:17
When someone asks, "How are you?" it has become common for the response to be, "I'm good." When we say this, we are really sayng, "I'm well" or "I'm doing fine," speaking of our general well-being and not our character. I have answered with that response more times than I can count, but lately it has begun to bother me. Because, whether we realize it or not, we are saying something specific when we use the word good.
Jesus once encountered a wealthy young man who called Him "good Teacher" (Matthew 19:16). The young man was right, for Jesus is both good (completely perfect) and the Teacher. He is the only One who can truly make that claim.
The Lord, however, challenged the man to think about what he was saying in using that term good. "So he said to him, 'Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments'" (v.17). Jesus wanted the man to understand that the assertion he was making needed to be taken seriously. Jesus can be called "good" because He is God.
Next time someone asks you, "How are you?" it is great to be able to say, "I'm well." But remember, only Jesus is good. - BillCrowder
Eternal with the Father, One,
Is Jesus Christ, His own dear Son;
In Him God's fullness we can see,
For Jesus Christ is deity. -D. De Haan
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God is great and God is good,
but without Him we are neither.
INSIGHT
Jesus answered the young man's question with commands from the second portion of the Ten Commandments, which focus on our dealings with each other. The first portion, regarding our relationship with God, is clearly more difficult to keep.
Have a blessed day and weekend.
God Our Creator's Love Always
Unity & Peace
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