The goodness of God is seen
in the variety of natural pleasures
"The earth is full of
the goodness of the Lord." Psalm 33:5
The goodness of God is seen in
the variety of natural pleasures which He has provided for His
creatures. God might have been pleased to satisfy our hunger
without the food being pleasing to our palates--how His
benevolence appears in the varied flavors which He has given to
meats, vegetables, and fruits. God has not only given us senses,
but also that which gratifies them; and this too reveals His
goodness. The earth might have been as fertile as it is without
its surface being so delightfully variegated. Our physical lives
could have been sustained without beautiful flowers to regale
our eyes with their colors, and our nostrils with their sweet
perfumes. We might have walked the fields without our ears being
saluted by the music the birds. Whence, then, this loveliness,
this charm, so freely diffused over the face of nature? Truly,
"the earth is full of the goodness of the Lord."
Arthur Pink, The Attributes of God
