Do You Feel “Good?”

If we were honest, most of us would say we’re a pretty good person. But compared to what?  Other people?

Moses was giving his farewell speech to the people of Israel—the people he’d led through the wilderness for over 40 years. The people who had complained about the lack of food and water, the people who had built a golden calf to worship, the people who were afraid to take possession of the Promised Land after God had said he was giving it to them, the people who longed for Egypt—where they’d been slaves, the people who complained endlessly.  

And Moses told them this: “You must recognize that the Lord your God is not giving you this good land because you are good, for you are not—you are a stubborn people.”  The reason He gave them this land was to fulfill His promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. God had promised them a land flowing with milk and honey—and they were about to step into that Promised Land.  

It’s not because of our goodness…but His.  

“Why ask me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. But to answer your question—if you want to receive eternal life, keep the commandments.”

Matthew 19:16