Good

God spoke: "Let us make human beings in our image, make them reflecting our nature. So they can be responsible for the fish in the sea, the birds in the air, the cattle, and, yes, Earth itself, and every animal that moves on the face of Earth." God created human beings; he created them godlike, reflecting God's nature. He created them male and female. God blessed them:"Prosper! Reproduce! Fill Earth! Take charge! Be responsible for fish in the sea and birds in the air, for every living thing that moves on the face of Earth." Then God said, "I've given you every sort of seed-bearing plant on Earth and every kind of fruit-bearing tree, given them to you for food. To all animals and all birds, everything that moves and breathes, I give whatever grows out of the ground for food."And there it was. God looked over everything he had made; it was so good, so very good! It was evening, it was morning— Day Six. Genesis 1:26-31

Who told you that you were not good? Here in the creation story God created human beings on the sixth day. If you go back and read the first twenty five verses of Genesis you will see that everytime God created something it is recorded that God said it was good. When he creates human beings, God-like - reflecting God's nature, it is recorded that God thought this part of creation was very good! What God created is good. We have this thought that what has been created is only evil and only evil resides in us and creation since "the fall." However, I do not think that human beings decision to attempt to find fullfillment in something other than their creator negates the good in us or in creation. There is evil and negativity in the world, but that does not mean that our nature, and the nature of creation is does not have goodness in it.

For example, many people will not listen to any type of music other than Christian. What makes music Christian? What makes music not Christian? God created music for enjoyment. Yes some people use music to promote evil, horrible ideas. Most music however, is about passionate good ideas of love, relationships, life, and emotions. Music can be used for any purpose, but was intended to be used to be enjoyed because "it was good." So we do not go around listening to music that is about hate or evil, but that also does not mean that we dismiss any music unless it has a Christian label because it is evil also. God created everything to be used for good and it was good when God created it.

You are good. Christ came to redeem the whole world back to God. The good is there are you using it? Or are you just writing it all off as evil, yourself as evil, just waiting for Christ to return? If you are doing this you are missing out on life that Jesus said he came to give us life and life more abundantly. Enjoy the good things in life. Enjoy and believe in yourself, God does. He created you for relationship with your Creator. Even when human beings did not make the right choices, the Creator came to redeem them because they were good. Know that you are loved, you are good and begin to act that way. Be confident and inspired knowing that God loves you! How can you ever reflect God's nature if you do not believe that you were created with it there and that it is there?

Namaste'