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Bildad speaks. If I may say so with a snarky tone to my voice, it is blessedly short, too! I love that this chapter is only a handful of verses. It can help us realize that pontificating isn’t always necessary, and listening is always more important!
Much of what
Bildad says has worth. God does judge
us. God does have an immeasurable
force. God’s light does shine
everywhere. How can we even come close
to comparing to God? Bildad is wise to
recognize our limitations.
That being
said, Bildad is shortsighted. We cannot
be righteous on our own merit. However,
because God’s power is limitless, He can make us righteous! We can stand righteous in His presence because
of who He is, not because of who we are.
That’s a very important dynamic to remember.
It is often easy
to focus on our humanity. We can spend
too much time seeing the sinfulness around us.
Even in those moments where we do focus on the sinfulness around us, we should
be mindful of God’s ability to change us and make us righteous. We should never lose sight of hope,
especially in those moments when we are looking into the depth of human
depravity.
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