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Several months ago, I had a “God moment,” which sent tingles down my spine. I was driving while my Pandora was playing Cece Winans’ “The Goodness of God.” In the middle of the song, a friend called, pausing it. He was talking about his work situation, which we had been praying over, and how God had miraculously taken care of it, leaving him in a wonderful place. We rejoiced together and then prayed again, thanking God for His goodness as I continued driving with my eyes open. We both hung up, and the song “The Goodness of God” continued as our praises still echoed in my heart. That phone call could not have been more perfectly timed, right in the middle of the song. 

In the last days, God is seeking to get people’s attention. How does He do this?

But afterward the people will return and devote themselves to the Lord their God and to David’s descendant, their king. In the last days, they will tremble in awe of the Lord and of his goodness. Hosea 3:5 NLT 

God does not seek to make men tremble in awe of fire and brimstone preaching, but rather at His goodness. As God’s last-day people, we need to make note of this, especially as we prepare people for the soon-coming of Jesus.

The Lord isn’t really being slow about his promise, as some people think. No, he is being patient for your sake. He does not want anyone to be destroyed, but wants everyone to repent. 2 Peter 3:9 NLT 

So how do we lead people to repent in preparation for Jesus’ soon coming? 

Don’t you see how wonderfully kind, tolerant, and patient God is with you? Does this mean nothing to you? Can’t you see that his kindness is intended to turn you from your sin? Romans 2:4 NLT

Or do you despise the riches of His goodness, forbearance, and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance? Romans 2:4 MKJV

It is the kindness and goodness of God that will lead people to repentance and preparation for the second coming in the last days. 

No one has ever seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us, and his love is brought to full expression in us.1 John 4:12 NLT

It is up to God’s people to express to the world the true character of God, which is why all of our Bible teachings are rooted in the light of the cross. 

The sacrifice of Christ as an atonement for sin is the great truth around which all other truths cluster. In order to be rightly understood and appreciated, every truth in the word of God, from Genesis to Revelation, must be studied in the light that streams from the cross of Calvary. I present before you the great, grand monument of mercy and regeneration, salvation and redemption,—the Son of God uplifted on the cross. This is to be the foundation of every discourse given by our ministers.-Ellen White, Gospel Workers, Page 315. 

The goodness of God and the light of the cross must be seen in God’s people, not only while giving a formal discourse or sermon, but in all of our dealings with others. 

It is the darkness of misapprehension of God that is enshrouding the world. Men are losing their knowledge of His character. It has been misunderstood and misinterpreted. At this time a message from God is to be proclaimed, a message illuminating in its influence and saving in its power. His character is to be made known. Into the darkness of the world is to be shed the light of His glory, the light of His goodness, mercy, and truth…;

The last rays of merciful light, the last message of mercy to be given to the world, is a revelation of His character of love. –Ellen White, Chirst Object Lessons, Page 415. 

As  God’s last day people, it is our sacred duty and honor to make sure that in every sermon we preach, in every errand we run for our neighbor, in each and every task we complete, the world will see the goodness of God that will lead them to repentance and preparation for Jesus’ soon coming. 

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Daily Lesson for Wednesday 8th of April 2026

You probably know from memory the first words in the Bible: “In the beginning God.” In Hebrew, the word for God here is Elohim. Although this word can be used when talking about false “gods,” when it refers to the one true God, it describes an almighty, all-powerful Creator in connection with the whole of creation; the transcendent God who is beyond our understanding but in control of everything. He is so powerful that when He speaks, something is created just from His voice.

But in the next chapter, Genesis 2:1-25, there appears a different name for God: Yahweh. This name connects to Elohim (Yahweh Elohim), the same all-powerful, almighty God; but the name Yahweh is the more personal name of the one true God, often used to emphasize that God is the covenant God, in loving relation with His created people.

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In Genesis 2:7, we can imagine God kneeling to form the first human being out of the ground with His own hands. “And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.” This is a God who gets close—so close that He breathes into Adam’s nostrils the breath of life. This name, Yahweh, presents a more intimate picture of God, but Moses uses both names in the first two chapters of the Bible to describe these two characteristics of God to us.

How astonishing! We see here God’s transcendence to us as Elohim, and His immanence, His closeness to us, as Yahweh. How good for us to think of both of these aspects of God’s character: His overall control of everything and His nearness to us. As Paul said to the Athenians on Mars Hill: “ ‘He is not far from each one of us; for in Him we live and move and have our being’ ” (Acts 17:27-28, NKJV).

It’s important that we continue to seek a clear, balanced picture of God based on what the Bible tells us about God’s character in order to grow in a relationship with Him. This is why it’s important to read all parts of the Bible rather than focusing on only one portion. Truly, the more we learn about the character of God, the more we will learn to love Him.

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