God’s Love in the Rain: A Lesson for Us All
A Question of Fairness Have you ever wondered why good things happen to bad people? It’s a question that nags at us when life feels unfair. Why does the sun shine on both the kind-hearted and the cruel? Why does the rain water the crops of the righteous and the wicked alike? In Matthew 5:45, Jesus gives us an answer that’s as comforting as it is challenging: “ For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust” ( ESV). This simple verse, tucked into the Sermon on the Mount, reveals a stunning truth about God’s love—and it’s a truth that calls us to live in a way that might just turn our instincts upside down. A Radical Teaching To really grasp what Jesus is saying, let’s set the scene. Matthew 5:45 comes from the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7), where Jesus lays out what life in God’s kingdom looks like. He’s speaking to a crowd of everyday folks, challenging the religious norms of the day with a vision of faith that’s all about the he...