Jump Start # 1143

Matthew 5:45 so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.

It rained here last night. I thought of this verse. The rain that falls waters the fields of the farmer who prayed to God as well as the farmer who doesn’t give any thought to God. The same benefits, the same blessings, yet one will be thankful to God and the other views it only as a weather system that passed through the area.

Our verse identifies that God causes and God sends blessings upon the evil, the unrighteous as well as the good and the righteous. Those that are walking with God will recognize the blessings from God. Those who are not walking with God, enjoy the benefits of God even though they may not believe in Him. God is gracious and good to all. God wants all to be “sons of your Father.”

We shouldn’t limit the blessings of God to only the weather. Each day is a blessing from God. We wake up, roll out of bed and get busy with life. There are those who will open their eyes and thank the Lord. There are others who will open their eyes and never give God a thought. Health is another blessing from God. We feel good, we get about doing things, we have talents and abilities and opportunities every day. Blessings from Heaven.

I wonder if God sends these blessings, such as rain, with the hope and anticipation that it pleases us, helps us and in turn draws us closer to Him. Yet the beneficial blessings, such as rain, may be the very thing that puts some people in a grumpy mood. “Oh, it’s raining today, “ they complain.

This passage shows us something much larger than weather and even blessings. It reveals that God is busy in our lives all the time. It is God who causes the sun and it is God who sends the rain. Most days are one or the other. It’s either sunny or raining, every day. Every day God is doing things for us. It’s not just once in a while. It’s not just one big occasions that God remembers us. It’s every day. More than that, God provides the type of blessings that we are unable to. We can’t make the sun shine, nor can we make it rain. We can water our flowers and the yard, but for an entire area, miles and miles of land, only God can do that.

There is something else about God’s daily blessings. They are free. I have a sprinkler system in my yard. I water my yard often in the summer. It’s never free. I have to pay for the water. When it rained last night, that was a free blessing from God. There won’t be a bill coming later in the month for the rain He sent. There is no price tag for the use of the sun. The same with having today. It is given without a cost. The same with our health. What a generous God. And not just to some, but to all.

So today, it may be sunny where you are at, or it may be raining. Remember, these are given by God. Simple things. Little things. Beneficial things. Things that ought to make us stop and thank Him. Blessings that are not just for some, but for all. If it only rained upon the righteous, then some would become followers, not because of love and truth sake, but just to get some of that rain. God doesn’t buy our faithfulness. God wants all of us to love Him, know Him and realize that He is not far away.

This very day, you are partaking of blessings sent from Heaven.

Our God is amazing!

Roger