Real Life presents the Jack Hibbs podcast with intention and boldness to proclaim truth,

equip the saints and impact our culture.

The Bible says that we're to be thankful in every situation, but my mother died or my

son died or my dog died.

We understand this.

This is life and it hurts.

Because God is on the throne and He knows what He's doing. We don't. We learn on Him and

we give Him thanks because He knows and He cares.

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Today if this podcast lifts you up and encourages you to live a more fulfilled life in Christ,

then make sure you leave us one of those five star ratings. To us, that's like saying

amen or yes, then that rating will encourage others to listen.

Now open your hearts to what God's word has to say to you. Here is Jack Hibbs.

And so as we consider this, let's look now at the goodness of God, verse four.

So he says in that fourth verse, or do you, you got to circle those three words or do you,

despise the riches of his goodness for parents and long suffering. Those are three attributes

of God. And then there's a comma right there. And then there's a strong statement not knowing

that the goodness of God leads you to repentance. This is a remarkable statement. Boy, we can

have a tremendous time with this. Just on the goodness of God alone. God is good. The Bible says,

and because God is good, his goodness demands some things of us. I think you know this.

Jesus was ministering. It's in the gospels. And as Jesus is ministering, what is known as the

rich young ruler? Have you ever heard of him before? The rich young ruler. Now you have to read

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