"O my soul, thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou art my LORD: my goodness extendeth not to thee; but to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight."
(Psalm 16:2-3).
God is the greatest teacher that ever taught on this earth and His teaching is usually more practical than theoretical.
For example, the washing of the disciples' feets (John 13:1-17).
God delights in teaching us and He teaches us what He wants us to learn by doing it Himself.
Psalm 16:2-3 teaches us that God is the only one who is good and that whatever perceived good thing we do on earth does not benefit God, rather it benefits we ourselves and our fellow human being.
The truth is that whatever you do to another person whether good or bad, you are doing it to yourself in a mystery.
In other words it will still come back to you. This is the mystery behind the golden rule of Matthew 7:12.
Many of us are fond of seeking revenge against someone that hurt or offended us.
But we forget that we ourselves may have offended or hurt another person in the past either knowingly or unknowingly.
God teaches us to forgive others who offend us by forgiving us.
He teaches us to be good to others by being good to us.
Therefore, as we have received the goodness of God and have tasted of it, let us extend that goodness to others around us, for in so doing we are being good to ourselves.
This is the lesson of Psalm 16:2-3.
God bless you, dear reader.
