I overheard my granddaughter’s math teacher reviewing the distributive property today. She explained how you break something apart and distribute it equally across other numbers. It made me think—doesn’t Jesus also “distribute” His love and salvation? And is it equal?

Jesus told a parable about workers in a vineyard (Matthew 20:1–16). Some began early in the day, others much later, yet each received the same pay. The early workers complained, believing it was unfair.

But the truth is, God does not play favorites. He is never unfair. Each worker had agreed to the wage beforehand. It was only when they compared themselves to others that dissatisfaction set in.

We are often like those workers—looking sideways instead of upward. “Why do you bless them and not us?” we ask. This “us vs. them” mentality is one of Satan’s most deceptive weapons. In fact, it was at the root of the rebellion in heaven. Lucifer convinced angels that God was unfair, planting seeds of distrust in minds that had once seen His goodness clearly.

The lie that God is unfair has been leading people astray ever since.

Paul reminds us that the body of Christ has many members, with different gifts, but it is still one body (1 Corinthians 12:12–27). It’s we—not “us vs. them.”

Jesus’ great commission (Matthew 28:18–20) is for the whole world. God is “not willing that any should perish” (2 Peter 3:9). His invitation is for everyone to share in the Kingdom of Heaven—a place so wonderful we cannot even imagine it.

One thing we do know: heaven’s greatest joy will be being in the presence of God and the Lamb, the very source of love. We will all share in the “distributed property” of His love—no divisions, no envy, no separation. We will all eat from the tree of life, live in the New Jerusalem, and be bathed in God’s love. There will be no more sin, sorrow, sickness, or death—all of which began with the thought that God was unfair.

Jesus spoke of His Kingdom in the present tense. It begins now. We can live as citizens of that Kingdom today—by inviting others in, seeing them as people deeply loved by God, and breaking down the “us vs. them” walls the enemy works so hard to build.

In God’s economy, grace isn’t divided into portions based on labor. It is given freely, equally, and abundantly—to all who accept it.