God Is Good

Two men set out on a journey together. They took a donkey to carry their packets, a torch to light their way in the night, and a rooster, who was a friend to the donkey. The rooster sat on the donkey’s head during the entire journey.

One of the men was a Christian; the other was a skeptic. During their journey, the Christian frequently talked about the Lord. “In all things, God is good,” he said. But the skeptic just said, “We’ll see.”

Shortly before dark, they arrived in a small village and looked for a place to sleep. Despite their frequent requests, no one offered them a night’s lodging. Reluctantly, they went about a mile outside of town, where they decided to sleep.

“I thought you said God is good,” said the skeptic. The Christian said, “God has decided this is the best place for us to sleep tonight.” So they fixed their beds under a large tree just off the main road.

As they were about to light the torch, they heard a terrible noise. A lion had killed the donkey and carried it away. Quickly, the men climbed the tree. “Do you still say God is good?” asked the skeptic. The Christian said, “If the lion hadn’t eaten the donkey, he would have attacked us. God is Good.”

Moments later, a cry from the rooster sent them further up the tree. When they looked down, they saw a wildcat carrying the rooster away in his teeth. The Skeptic looked at the Christian. Before he could say anything, the Christian said, “The cry of the rooster saved us again. God is good.”

A few minutes later, a strong wind blew out the torch, and the men were left in total darkness. By now, even the Christian was starting to wonder why God was allowing all of this to happen to them.

The next morning the two men walked into the village to buy some food. They discovered that a large band of outlaws had swept into town the previous night, robbed the entire village and killed all of the men.

When the Christian heard that, he turned to his friend and said, “It is all clear now. If we had been given a room in the village last night, we would have been killed too. If we hadn’t slept in that tree and the wind hadn’t blown out our torch, the bandits would have seen us. So in all things, God is good.”

No matter what you are going through right now or how bad things look. Just remember, God is good.


- Rev. Burton Barr, Jr. (Author of The Hoodlum Preacher & Amazing Grace: The Storm Is Passing Over.)

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