Luke 18:18-19; James 1:16-18; Rom. 8:12-17 -A perfectly reasonable question to ask of someone like Jesus, one would think, and a decently polite way of putting it. But Jesus’ response begins in typically exasperating fashion: “Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone.” By asking “Why do you call Me good?” Jesus is forcing the young man to reflect on his own perception of who Jesus is. Unintentionally, this ruler had made a wild—though entirely accurate—claim about Jesus. When Philip first encountered Jesus, it was life changing. He was so excited about his new Master that he went and told his friend Nathanael to come and follow. But Nathanael mocked the idea by saying, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?”(John 1:46). We could in a sense share that ancient disdain and skepticism: Could Jesus really be the solution? Could He be the One who takes my wicked heart and makes it produce something that’s truly good? You can bet He IS Good!