God is always good

Matthew 7:21-29.

'Jesus said to his disciples: It is not those who say to me, “Lord, Lord,” who will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the person who does the will of my Father in heaven.'

The passage of Matthew 7:21-29 has some of the most frightening words one must have read in all of the gospels. Good behaviour and actions are the only way to honour the Lord. Our prayer sessions and liturgical practices can become a mere sham, if they are not translated into correct behaviour and good actions.

But the question that most of us might be asking right now is: Does God punish? Does He take revenge? We can be sure of this. We are not punished for our sins; we are punished by our sins. Sin itself is a self-punishment. It is self-destruction. Nobody actually enjoys being in evil. And we know that we are always a mix of good and evil, holiness and horror. We can be doubly sure of this. God loves you precisely in your unworthiness. God does not love you because you are good. God loves you because God is good.

God is not a being who whimsically decides to love some people, and hate others. Let us not attribute our human narrow-mindedness to God. God is always good, no matter the worthiness or unworthiness of the object. He allows rain and sunshine for both the just and unjust, for both the good and the bad. God never discriminates. He just loves.