Not One!

Good – Gooder – Goodest.  English teachers shriek, cringe, and tremble!  Such terrible grammar is sure to get you a big red “F” on a test paper!  You must admit, however, the meanings are altogether clear.  And, everyone wants to be “goodest.”

 

Man is spiritually bankrupt!  This doctrine is adversely contrast to what the world promotes.  I used to cringe when someone would tell me how “good” my children were.  Of course, I knew the kind intent of the remark but Scripture tells me the truth otherwise: “None is righteous, no, not one.” (Romans 3:10).  Wise and diligent parenting may produce delightful children with exemplary behavior (and proud parents), but the heart of all mankind is … not good! Prophets spoke this spiritual truth:  “All we like sheep have gone astray, we have turned every one to his own way.” (Isaiah 33:6), and “The godly has perished from the earth, and there is no one upright among mankind.” (Micah 7:2).   The term “bankruptcy” means to be completely lacking in a particular quality or value, and the utter absence of righteousness sounds like spiritual bankruptcy to me!  The good news is we need not remain this way!  While in our weakness, God made a Way for depraved man: “God shows His love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8).  Suddenly, there’s not enough zeros to show what’s in our [spiritual] bank account – He broke the bank!  Good-Gooder-Goodest can’t begin to describe our condition, and all because of the love-compassion-mercy-grace of Almighty God who [absolutely] abhorred sin but [desperately] loved the sinner!  His Righteousness in us is God’s Superlative for man’s present condition and eternal soul: Unmatched – Unbeatable – Matchless – Exceptional … His Best!  Rejoice, and again I say, rejoice!