To me, one of the most inspiring ideas expressed in different ways in the Bible is that of God's infinite, impartial love for everyone. A psalm says, "The Lord is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works." Ps. 145:9.And the book of Acts tells about the Apostle Peter, a Jew, who is called to meet and talk with a Roman about God and Christ Jesus. Peter discovers that "God is no respecter of persons: but in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him."Acts 10:34, 35. Or, as The Revised English Bible has it, "God has no favourites."
Do we perhaps feel that God does have favorites—and that we are not one of the favored? We can take courage, nevertheless, from the truth of God's impartial, never-ending love for His entire creation.
I've found one of Jesus' parables especially helpful in understanding divine Love's impartiality.See Matt. 25:14-30 . A man leaves on a trip and entrusts his three servants with his money. The first servant is given five talents (valuable coins), the second receives two, and the third only one. On his return, the man finds that the first two servants have made good use of the money and doubled it. He praises them highly for their diligence. The third servant, however, using as an excuse his fear of his master's alleged harshness, has buried his one coin. He offers it to his master but is severely criticized for his laziness.
