| It is so easy to pass judgment on someone else- sometimes for the very things we ourselves have done. Paul writes that God has no favourites and no matter who it is that sins, that one will have to answer to God for himself. This is one strong statement we ought never to forget. Individually we are responsible to God and one day must give an account to him for what we have done on earth. As Paul said in Writing to the Corinthians 'we must all stand before the Judgment Seat of Christ'. Then verse 4 introduces another thought. Do you often wonder why God answers the prayers of unsaved persons, not just for salvation but for other requests also? The answer to that question is found in this verse. God has one great desire- the salvation of the lost. He will do anything he can to bring them to himself. So sometimes when an unsaved person makes a request of God, God will grant that request. It may be for financial help or physical healing. Why does God do it? He is not under any obligation to them. The unsaved person is not God's child. He is only the Father of those who believe. God does it so that the person might come to love God for themselves. If by granting that prayer, God could lead that soul to repentance and salvation, God would gain another child for his family. That, as we said above, is God's great desire. How wonderful is the love of God. He loves every sinner even if he hates the sin which separates them from himself. He is the waiting Father, longing and working toward the salvation of all who will hear his voice. He has no favourites. He wants and welcomes anyone who will accept his invitation to come to him through Christ. A THOUGHT: 'O love of God-how rich and pure! How measureless and strong It shall forevermore endure The saints' and angels' song.' | 
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