The Shaking of Nations - A Harvest Tsunami Is On Its Way....

In another Psalm, David declared that he would have fainted or

despaired if he could not have found God’s goodness in life (Ps.

27:13).

I have emphasized that God is progressively exposing the

futility of nations striving to create long-term peace and stability.

The poet Alexander Pope famously wrote, “Hope springs

eternal!” But people today are losing hope in governmental

solutions for stability. They are increasingly weary of negative

news and are hungry for good news. Praise God, they will find

it —through God’s transformed church bringing His wisdom and

power into solving insurmountable problems.

As I reviewed the passage of Psalms 4:6-8 that Pastor Johnson

had written about, I identified two characteristics of God’s

manifest goodness that will positively shake the searching

nations in their discovery of His goodness.

1. GOD IS GOOD AND DESIRES OUR GOOD: True

goodness reflects the presence of God and His work. It is

the shining forth of God’ s face upon that moment, bringing

relief and hope. At times it is palpable. True goodness is an

encounter with God Himself. Every good and perfect gift in

life comes from above (James 1:17). Jesus stated, “ No one

is good but one, that is God” (L uke 18:19). David pointed

out that his gladness of heart was greater than what comes

from our labors and prosperity. This is not circumstance-