God is a Sustainer(common grace)
God is also the One that sustains all of us in every second of our lives, even those that do not know or acknowledge Him as God. The Apostle Paul put it this way, "For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made"(Romans 1:20). The writer of the book of Hebrews said that God "upholds all things by the word of His power"(Heb. 1:3). This upholding or sustaining is to be understood as a continuation of the creating of all Creation mentioned earlier, going on moment by moment by God's continually speaking. So here the Bible is saying that the event called Creation is really still going on, and not just an event in the distant past. Think of that! Microsecond by microsecond God is speaking forth from within Himself and upholding all of the things that are. Amazing!
This result, this great general benefit that all creatures freely partake of is called common grace. This is a blessing from God that all may commonly enjoy that speaks and points to the goodness of God to all. Jesus said it this way, "for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust."
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