“Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: He is mighty in strength and wisdom. He preserveth not the life of the wicked: But giveth right to the poor.”
Job 36:5-6 KJV
Elihu continues speaking to Job, “It’s true that God is all-powerful, but He doesn’t bully innocent people. For the wicked, though, it’s a different story— He doesn’t give them the time of day, but champions the rights of their victims”. It is not God’s nature to despise because He is good. So Elihu is telling Job what the psalmist said, “Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.” We will hear God when we come to Him with thanksgiving. God is good and He does not despise anyone, what He does despise is sin. That’s why God made His Son Jesus Who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. The punishment for sin came on the Sinless One so that all could become righteous. So God does not despise any but He will never recognise the proud who are stuck in sin and self righteousness. God’s righteousness is a gift given to all who humbly receive it. Those who are self righteousness and proud will miss it. It is the gift of perfect righteousness from the One and Only Jesus, the Messiah, that gives us the abundance of grace. Amen!
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