God Is Good
“For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.” Psalm 100:5
Born to an unwed teenage mother whose parents had urged her to have an abortion, Israel Houghton could easily have become a statistic, but for the goodness of God. Eight months into her pregnancy and abandoned by her family, Israel’s mother met Jesus on a street corner when a stranger walked up to her and shared the Gospel. That “chance” encounter radically changed his mother’s life and his own.
Israel said: “When you read Psalm 139, it throws out all the ‘I’m here accidentally’ stuff that I believed for so long. I felt like an accident. I felt like a mistake. But when you understand, ‘I’m fearfully and wonderfully made; I’m skillfully crafted; how precious are your thoughts toward me; how marvellous are your works,’ when you start considering all that and going, Ok, I didn’t just sneak into the earth, I was created for something great, the more I dwell on that, the more I meditate on that, the more I share that with people who want to hear it, the better I feel about why I’m here.”
Today, the whole world enjoys the grace of God on Israel Houghton’s life as he leads worship not just in Lakewood Texas but all over the world.
When Israel penned “You Are Good”, drawing from Psalm 100, he did so from a very personal place. He knows the radical goodness, love and mercy of God.
God is good and worthy of our worship. Worship the Lord, seek Him with your whole heart, and realize He is good.
“We worship you for who you are And You are Good.” – Israel Houghton
“Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.” Psalm 100:2