"Behold, God is mighty, and does not despise any; he is mighty in strength of understanding" - Job 36:5
Elihu is telling Job about one of God's chief characteristics - He is all-knowing. This perfect knowledge allows God to be impartial in his dealings with men. There is no reason why He would punish Job for righteousness, and then not listen to Job. He goes on to say only the wicked are punished, but the righteous live in the light of God's blessing.. Elihu creates the scenario for Job, by urging him to turn from his iniquity so God would listen to him.
It is easy to say when we see people going through difficult times that they did something wrong. If you do right then you are rewarded, but if you do wrong then you are punished. However, today we are freed from a system of narrow-mindedness to serve a living and true God through Jesus Christ. He is the mediator and the One who declares us righteous before Him.We all have sinned and come short of God's glory. He did not have to do anything on our behalf, but chose to give His only righteous Son so we could have life. God truly is mighty in understanding, justice, and wisdom. He delivered us when we were enslaved and helpless.
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