This morning as I walked my three miles I was listening to my hymn and country set when Kieth Urban's "God's Been Good to Me" began to play. The words to the song give an interesting 'theology' of God's goodness and His direction even in life's dark times."Yet I am confident I will see the Lord’s goodness
while I am here in the land of the living."Psalm 27:13
...Hey there ain't no doubt that God's been good to me
'Cause he put me smack dab in the middle of paradise
In the heart of the city where my dreams have come alive
And everything I have, and everything I see
Is just another reminder that God's been good to me
This golden road's been long
And sometimes I've lost my way
I've been down some darkened detours
Leanin' heavy on my faith
But where the devil had me chained
Lord your love done set me free
Hallelujah! God's been good to me.
How often do we take the opportunity to inventory our life and mark God's reminders in our lives. The testimony of the song speaks to life for many of us. Our lives encounter detours that take us off God's path and the only thing that set's us free is our faith in God through Jesus Christ.
Today I am thankful for the gift of eternal life, a wife whose kept her word for 35 years and for children who honor God with their lives. Thank you Lord for the gift of my grandson and his mother. Thank you for the opportunity to serve you teaching and coaching students.
Urban "theology of sin" is found in the reference to loosing his way and taking detours, but leaning on his faith brings him back to God's goodness. King David said it this way, "Save me from bloodguilt, O God, the God who saves me, and my tongue will sing of your righteousness." Urban sings of the righteousness of God whether he intends to or not.
The message in this song helped to remind me of God's goodness and how He desires to provide salvation. Hope you'll take time daily to be thankful for what God's done in your life!!
