He (God) is good (morally right; righteous). Everything He does is good. The plans He makes for us are to bring us hope. The statutes He defined for us are to keep us safe from regret and despair. Our Father God paved the way for us to know Him personally when He sent His precious Son to pay the penalty for the sins of all mankind. It doesn’t get any “gooder” (as my mother would teasingly say) than that. Oh, how He loves you and me!
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