Ephesians 5:9 (KJV)

“For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth.”

Goodness is the grace that makes believers do good works, the act of giving aid or assistance to people in need. The Bible encourages us to do good unto brethren in need (Galatians 6:10), the aged ones around us, the widows and widowers, orphans and the deserted helpless, the poor, and those specially challenged (emotionally, physically, mentally, and spiritually).

Our good works should primarily be to our needy family members and members of the household of faith, then to members of our society, whether known or unknown, good or bad. The scripture made us understand that we should do good to those who hate us and pray for those who spitefully use us; we can’t achieve this without the GRACE embedded in goodness. It makes our doing good to be rooted in love; it’s an outward sign of our love for others.

It’s the LORD that works in us to will and to do of his good pleasure; he who doesn’t have the Spirit of God can’t do good. What the world terms good is giving back in the measure meted out to them, be it good or bad, but for Christians, doing good works isn’t based on what good or bad has been done to us. We do good unconditionally because of the grace available for us to do it. You must daily desire the outward expression of the fruit of goodness in your life towards others.

Confession: By the grace of God at work in me, I express goodness to all around me.

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