Do Not Disavow

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Do Not Disavow By: Rick Davis   When Charlemagne established law Salic in barb’rous land, The gospel flourished, and he saw Christ’s praise on every hand.   (“Do you approve his methods now?”) I do not disavow.   King Godfrey took Jerusalem From bloody paynim hands And brought a halt to Musselmen Invading Christian lands.   (“He did some mean things anyhow!”) I do not disavow.   King Richard with his scarlet shield And passant lions ‘bossed Rode forth again unto the field To regain what was lost.   (“His deeds at Acre you allow?”) I do not disavow.   Unto the Germans Luther brought The gospel full restored, And Calvin at Geneva taught The glory of the Lord.   (“The Jews? Servetus? Holy cow!”) I do not disavow.   Stonewall and Lee like knights of old Fought for their native soil, The true and lovely to uphold Against the tyrant’s spoil.   (“Those vile racists ...
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God's Goodness

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The Psalmist tells us to praise the Lord for the Lord is good. When we hear about the goodness of God, it’s easy to think of His goodness as a cold and austere perfection. God is good, which means that He is perfect, sinless, the standard, in fact, of all that is right and true. But that doesn’t necessarily comfort us, for we know how far we fall short of that perfect standard.

While all this is true, the Bible doesn’t speak of God’s goodness as an abstract idea. When Scripture says that God is good, it almost always goes on to tell of the ways in which He has delivered His people from their troubles and from their enemies. God’s goodness doesn’t place him far away from us beyond our reach. God’s goodness is precisely what causes Him to stoop to save us. It is because God is good that He sent His son Jesus into the world to die for your sins so that you could be delivered and drawn near to Him. He is supremely kind, supremely benevolent to you, and supremely ready to forgive you through the blood of Jesus Christ.


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