The Lord is good to all, and His tender mercies are over all His works – Psalm 145:9
God is merciful to us because He is good and not because we are good! Some aspects of His goodness are felt by all, regardless of whether we are close to Him or we fail to acknowledge His existence. He embedded His goodness into His creation (the earth) so that all may benefit. As an example, after the Great Flood, He decreed that there will always be seedtime and harvest time so long as the earth remains. He did not say seedtime and harvest time is based on people acknowledging Him. In ancient times, the economy was agriculture-based. Thus, people could survive and thrive economically without acknowledging God. Why would God do this? Is it because He is good and merciful to all. He is kind to the unthankful and evil (Luke 6:35). He wants no one to perish but for all to have the opportunity to know Him. If we are to be like God, then we also have to grow to be merciful to those who are not deserving.
I choose to be merciful to all as God is merciful to all
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