Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: Psalm 23:6a
The sheep of the Good Shepherd do not have to worry about seeking goodness. All they have to do is live their lives in honor of the Shepherd. They do not have to burden themselves down with winning sheep contests or being the best at being “sheepy”. No, goodness follows them. Everything they do seems to somehow just turn out for good because the Shepherd is always guiding, encouraging and correcting. Even when they go astray and intentionally disobey, mercy is always quick to find them. The Shepherd is there to pick them back up off their faces, put them back on their feet and lead them back to fold. Follow the Good Shepherd and you can be assured that goodness and mercy will always be close at hand.
Many times in the scriptures we are reminded of God’s infinite goodness and His loving mercy. As His followers He has good plans for us, and He is always working things out for our good and the benefit of His kingdom. Even when we think we have messed up so dreadfully that no good could ever come from it, God swoops in full of mercy and goodness and makes right what we have wronged. God takes terrible circumstances and sins, then he refines, repairs and rebuilds; once God has gotten His hands on any situation, you can guarantee that it will shine as a beautiful reflection of His goodness and mercy.
