All God’s people and all the people on earth are called to come to Him with praise and thanks, with service and worship, with joy and gladness. Come with nothing and receive everything in His presence.
For the Lord (Jesus) is God and He is good; he is all good; he is only good; he is always good; he is forever good. To say, “God is good,” is to say that the Lord Jesus Christ is the source of all that makes life possible and worthwhile. Yes, I experience both good and evil, but my blessed life is dominated by “good” because it is dominated (lorded over) by God.
He created me out of nothing (I didn’t evolve, I’m not here by chance); he saved me and made me his own (I didn’t decide by myself, I didn’t earn favor); he takes care of me and provides every need (I can’t take care of myself, I don’t even know what I need); he delivers me from evil and drives away my enemies (I am too weak to fight and too dumb to know how). The only response I have to my Lord’s goodness is praise arising from a grateful and believing heart.