God’s Word is very clear; the days, weeks, months, and years of our lives are under God’s sovereign control. Paul put it this way: “In Him we live and move and have our very being” (Acts 17:28). If the time clock of our lives is under God’s keeping, we must make sure that we establish the new year in God’s Word and will. This means establishing God-centered goals. And a desire to grow God’s way. And yes, we must absolutely set our minds on valuing, appreciating, and pursuing God’s goodness in our lives. To be sure, we direly need to keep our lives rooted and grounded in experiencing God’s goodness. David declared it regarding his life: “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life…” (Psalm 23:6). James spoke about God’s goodness in this way: “Every good and every perfect gift is from above…” (James 1:17). It’s a new year, and we don’t know all that is before us. But we know from every single year that we have been on this earth, the Lord God has surely been good – very good – to us. In today’s sermon, we want to reaffirm some basic truths about God’s goodness that we need to understand and pursue.
Saints and servants at Waterbury, God’s goodness absolutely matters. Let’s expect it and live up to it. Let this be your aim as you kick off the new year – “Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who trusts in Him” (Psalm 34:8).