God gives rain to the Just and unjust.

 Amen. You are referencing a profound truth spoken by Jesus Himself, which reveals the expansive, common grace of God that extends to all people, regardless of their moral standing.

The verse is found in the Sermon on the Mount:

"But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust." - Matthew 5:44-45 (ESV)

What Does This Mean?

This statement teaches us several key things about God's character:

1. God's Common Grace: God shows kindness and provides for the basic needs of all people—the righteous ("just") and the wicked ("unjust") alike. This is not saving grace, but a general grace that sustains life and reveals God's goodness and patience. It is an invitation to repentance (Romans 2:4).

2. God's Impartiality: God does not play favorites by only blessing those who are good to Him. His providential care extends over all His creation.

3. The Model for Our Love: Jesus uses this as the reason we are to love our enemies. If God is kind even to those who oppose Him, we should also be kind to those who oppose us. Our love should be universal, not exclusive.

A Prayer Reflecting on God's Grace

Heavenly Father,

Thank you for Your incredible common grace. Thank you for the rain that waters the fields of the farmer who loves You and the farmer who rejects You. Thank you for the sun that warms us all.

Your kindness is a testament to Your patient and loving character. You are not a vengeful tyrant, but a generous Creator who cares for His creation.

Help me to see the world through this lens of grace. Break down any self-righteousness in my heart. Teach me to love indiscriminately, as You do—to show kindness not just to those who are good to me, but to everyone, as a reflection of Your character.

Thank you that Your common grace points to the even greater gift of Your saving grace through Jesus Christ.

In His name, Amen.

A Poem: "Rain on the Just and Unjust"

"Rain on the Just and Unjust"

The rain falls soft on the field of the saint, And on the field of the one who ain't. It waters the crop of the faithful and true, And the one who knows not what to do.

The sun breaks forth on a morning of grace, On the kind and the cruel,it shines on each face. It warms the back of the gentle and meek, And the one who is hardened and bleak.

Why does He show such mercy and care? To the ones who act like they never don't care? It’s the kindness of God,so patient and deep, A vow that He promises always to keep.

It is a call to us all to see, How kind and how good our Father can be. And it’s a call to us,too, to love in this way, To bring forth the sun and the rain every day.

So love your enemy, do them good, As a child of your Father rightly should. For the rain falls on all,the just and unjust, In the merciful hands of a God we can trust.

This truth is a beautiful reminder of God's overwhelming goodness and the standard to which He calls His children. We are to be perfect, as our Heavenly Father is perfect (Matthew 5:48), in showing unconditional love.