JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Focus on God’s goodness is found in Psalm 36:5.

“Your love, LORD reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness to the skies.”

This verse highlights the height of God’s love for us. Jesus came from heaven to earth so that we might ascend from earth to heaven. After accomplishing His mission on earth, Jesus returned to heaven.

Oswald Chambers noted the ascension of Jesus this way: “At his ascension our Lord entered heaven, and he keeps the door open for humanity to enter.”

The door is still open for us today to accept the invitation of Gospel. Now is the time of God’s favor. Now is the day of salvation.

Heaven is the destiny for all who belong to Jesus. It is a place where there is no more death, or mourning, or crying, or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.

The height of God’s love reveals the goodness of God and is a reason to give thanks in the Year of Gratitude.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com