There are people who curse God and who want nothing to do with him, who still experience God’s favor in this life to work, have families, even to have success. God not only exhibits patience with those who reject him, but for a period he bestows his favor or common grace upon them. One of the most fascinating aspects of God’s character is the way he deals with people who don’t believe in him. Common grace shows that God treats people differently than we do. With this general understanding of what common grace is let me share with you three things about common grace that I want you to consider. Whether we know God or not, when we receive sun and rain, they reflect the common grace that God is showing to all mankind. All grace is unmerited favor that flows from God’s hand into our lives. The grace aspect of common grace reflects the truth that we don’t deserve it.
In this verse the sun and the rain, which represent blessings from God, are made available to those who are righteous and unrighteous, evil and good, thus they are common to all. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.” “But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. A great example of common grace is Matthew 5:44-45 In this sense the word common does not imply ordinary or lacking anything of value, it simply means that it is available to everyone. Common grace refers to the goodness or blessings that flow from God that is common to all people whether they are believers or unbelievers. To be clear the term common grace is not found in the Bible, but it is a term that is used to put a label on an aspect of the grace of God.
What does common grace mean and how does it work? Let’s answer that question and consider three things you need to know about common grace. In talking about grace, however, there is a term that is used in some protestant circles to describe an aspect of God’s grace called common grace.
For years we have sung about and celebrated the grace of God and rightfully so because God’s grace is truly amazing.
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