LIFE IN HOLY SPIRIT

PART VII

“Your life in Christ makes you strong and His love comforts you.  You have fellowship with the Spirit, and you have kindness and compassion for one another.”  (Phil 2:1)

Goodness

Sovereign God is the focus of all Goodness. Since He is the stream of goodness and when we take it from His cup, we grow in goodness.  Saints rejoice in the goodness of God because they are the ones who searched for it and keenly analyzed their work.  

In the book of the Acts of Apostles, Peter spoke to the people, “You know about Jesus of Nazareth and how God poured out on Him the Holy Spirit and power.  He went everywhere doing good and healing all who where under the power of devil, for God was with Him.” 

The deeds that He has done have been called ‘the Goodness of Lord’. 

God can see goodness in every human being. 

The Lord Jesus visualized goodness in the life of the woman caught in adultery. 

Aware of her obedient nature within, Jesus said to her, “Go, but do not sin again.” The Lord poured out His goodness when He whispered the words to her.  Alleluia!!  Amen!!

Similarly, the Lord found the spirit of evangelization in the Samaritan Woman. Only Jesus could glimpse into the inner heart thirsting to share and help the poor in Zacchaeus who was nicknamed ‘sinner, tax collector, cheater, full of malice.’

Above all Jesus had always loved those in the world who were his own and he loved them to the very end.  (John 13 :1)

Let us urge for this nature of Lord Jesus. St. Paul assures us that “God has already gifted you with full of goodness that you have all knowledge and that you are able to teach one another. (Romans 15)

For it is the light that brings a rich harvest of every kind of goodness, righteousness and truth.  (Ephesians)

The law of the Holy Spirit brings life in union with Christ. Jesus has set us free from the laws of sin and death.  Leading a life according to the laws of Holy Spirit is the command given by our Good God.   

The Bible says when “the Holy Spirit comes He will prove to the people of the world, that they are wrong about God’s judgment.  They are wrong about sin because they do not believe.  They are wrong about what is right. “ (Jn 16 : 8)

Goodness can be interpreted as blessings.  People who fear the Lord receive the gift of blessings.  God gifted king David with blessings as well as the people of Israel and King Solomon were happy about all blessings – goodness , that the Lord had given to them. 

To do good at all times and to see the goodness of others are the inheritance that belong to the people of Holy Spirit and they can keep their blessings forever.  The most and best blessing is the achievement of the Holy Spirit.  The person who appreciates and adopts goodness is acceptable to God and He writes off all his wrongdoings and blesses him with more virtuous habit to practice.

By gentle attitude towards everyone, be ready to do good in every way and speak good to one another, so that we will abide in the peace that our Lord granted us.