Why Does God Show Mercy Even When We Do Wrong?
If we do wrong things, why does God continue to give us His grace? A child's question leads to a simple answer.
“Why does God shower His grace upon us even when we do wrong things?”
God is Akaran Karun—causelessly merciful. Being merciful is His very nature.
That is why God gives the basic necessities of life—air, water and so on—to everyone without discrimination: plants, animals, birds and human beings. Some people do not even believe in God. Some blame or abuse Him. Yet God does not deprive them of air or water.
Why?
Because He is causelessly merciful.
Think of a loving mother. Even when one of her children misbehaves and she is angry with them, she still gives food to both her obedient and disobedient children.
In the same way, God—our eternal and most loving Father and Mother—provides the basic necessities of life to all His children, regardless of their actions.
But a mother may also give a special treat to a child who behaves well. Similarly, God bestows special grace upon those who do good and surrender to Him without selfish or personal interest.
This does not mean that anyone can earn God's grace. Grace can never be earned. The point is simply that God's causeless mercy extends to everyone, while His special grace is received as we turn toward Him and surrender to Him.
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