" That ye may be sons of your Father who is in heaven:
for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sendeth rain on the
just and the unjust"
Matthew 5:45
So God sends rain, not only to the just but also the unjust?
A lot of christian teaching never mentions this often overlooked aspect of our
heavenly Father. Many are led to believe that God only blesses good people but
here we see its not the case. Jesus does not say that the unjust will inherit
the kingdom of God but he reveals that evil men can enjoy prosperity. Is Jesus
talking only about material blessing or could we also include spiritual
blessings? Can evil men be spiritually blessed? Can they be called and
empowered to do God's work? Can the Holy Spirit come upon a false prophet? What
about Judas Iscariot? Is it possible that your conclusions on these matters
could affect your life, even in a positive way? Maybe we ought to memorise
these sayings and meditate upon them, asking God to give us wisdom. Is it any
surprise that even Job asks the question
"Why do the
wicked go on living, grow old, and even become more powerful?" .. and he
goes on to say " They spend their days in prosperity "
Is that fair? Is it just? More importantly is God unjust?
What is the fate of the wicked? We would do well to read the whole book of Job
for ourselves and meditate upon it while not making our own conclusions or
borrowing the conclusions of others lest we miss some golden nugget of truth.
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