Everyone is chasing good...

What if Good is chasing us?

How good is "good"?

Good is… beneficial.
Good is… morally excellent
Good is… kind, benevolent
Good is… sufficient
Good is… unblemished, beautiful
Good is… full, complete, not lacking
Good is… happy, cheerful

God is… happy, cheerful
God is… full, complete, not lacking
God is… unblemished, beautiful
God is… sufficient
God is… kind, benevolent
God is… morally excellent

"And God saw that (it) was good." - Gen 1:4
"And the God saw that it was good." - Gen 1:10
"And God saw that it was good." - Gen 1:12
"And the God saw that it was good." - Gen 1:18
"And God saw that it was good." - Gen 1:21
"And God saw that it was good." - Gen 1:25
"Then God looked over all he had made, and he saw that it was very good!" - Gen 1:31

"But what does it mean to be made in the image of God? What does it mean to say that the Garden is our place of deepest identity? In part, it is to say that wisdom is deep with in us, deeper than the ignorance of what have done or become. It is to say that the passion of God for what is just and right is deep within, deeper than any apathy or participation in wrong that has crippled us. To be made in the image of God is to say that creativity is at the core of our being, deeper than any barrenness that has dominated our lives and relationships. And above all else, it is to say that love and the desire to give ourselves away to one another in love is at the heart of who we are, deeper than any fear or hatred that holds us hostage. Deep within us is a longing for union, for our genesis is in the One from whom all things have come. Our home is the Garden, and deep within us is the yearning to hear its song again." -

Origin: God, who is good.

Identity: Humanity are image-bearers of a good God.

Purpose: Humanity partners with a good God so that all of the good creation flourishes.

Morality: Acting in trust of a good God causes flourishing for us and creation.

Destiny: Forever enjoying good with God.