It amazes me how many more toys children today "need" compared to just a couple generations ago. The children themselves and their needs aren't so drastically different but the way our society looks at them is. We've changed the way we view the world and the standard we use to measure our children's necessities.
When I read these chapters I think we also need to change our spiritual perspective. We see some people given an abundant portion of grace and mercy and we accuse God of being unfair for not pouring out that same abundance of grace and mercy onto everyone. We need to instead ask a different question. Rather than wondering why this gift isn't given more freely we should ask why it is given at all. We don't deserve it. None of us ought to be given it in a truly fair and just world. It's a gift; a gift in fact available to anyone who would like it. But wondering why it's not forced on more people is asking the wrong question. Our perspective is skewed, so we're measuring God by the wrong standard. *No one* deserves to be given *any* mercy any more than children today *need* more toys than the children of a few generations ago.
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