TRUST GOD!
After Jesus tells us to “LOVE YOUR ENEMIES, PRAY FOR THOSE WHO
HURT YOU” [Mt 5:44 IC], Jesus reminds us, “YOUR FATHER CAUSES
THE SUN TO RISE ON GOOD PEOPLE AND ON BAD PEOPLE, YOUR
FATHER SENDS RAIN TO THOSE WHO DO GOOD AND TO THOSE
WHO DO WRONG” [Mt 5:45 IC]. Jesus is using God who frequently treats
everyone the same as an example for us. Sun and rain are essential for growth of
plants and very necessary for our survival. God allows bad people to be blessed
along with good people. Sometimes good people resent that bad people are being
blessed along with good people being blessed. At times too much sun can cause
damage and too much rain can result in flooding and destruction. When people die
as a result of actions of evil people or as a result of storms involving rain, many
question how God could allow this to happen. God also allows bad things to
happen “ON GOOD PEOPLE AND ON BAD PEOPLE”. People are
sometimes troubled by the presence of evil people in their world, forgetting Jesus
tells us in a story about God and bad people, as the God person in the story said
“LET BOTH GROW TOGETHER UNTIL THE HARVEST” [Mt 13:30 KJ].
God can wait until the end times to punish bad people. Although at times God
specifically blesses people and specifically punishes people in the now, generally
God is patient with bad people and allows them to enjoy the same blessings or the
same bad results as good people, possibly hoping some will change. How can
people who believe in Jesus and follow God be personally blessed? Two of the
ways Jesus tells us are “THING YOU SHOULD WANT MOST IS GOD'S
KINGDOM AND DOING WHAT GOD WANTS” [Mt 6:33 IC] and “THIS …
IS HOW YOU SHOULD PRAY … DAILY …” [Mt 6:9-13 NI]. When praying
daily it is good to mention love ones and people of importance to us, realizing that
praying God’s “WILL BE DONE” can override our desires. Be careful to trust
God in every situation. Remembering for some of us, the most wonderful blessing
we can receive is to go be with God and Jesus when our bodies die. Do you trust
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