[Discoveries] 08-25-08 The hope of vindication -- Job 22:5, Psalm 37:6

[Inspiration in Your Inbox]

/*Is not your wickedness great? Are not your sins endless? [Eliphaz to 
Job] -- Job 22:5*/
/*[God] will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of 
your cause like the noonday sun. -- Psalm 37:6*/

Here we have the search for sin and the promise of vindication. In the 
guise of religion, some are eager to search out every hidden sin. They 
call for repentance because they delight in exposing sin, and their 
world won't work without a constant reminder of how very evil we are.

On the other hand, God is eager to reveal His work in us. As long as the 
evil one is free to stir up his lies in human hearts, we Christians will 
be lied about, slandered, misjudged, framed and misunderstood. But God 
will not allow this work of accusation to stand, because His work of 
redemption is greater.

I think righteousness is sort of like fingerprints. Yes, fingerprints 
look like fingerprints. But if you examine them closely, no two are 
alike. So also God's righteousness gets expressed uniquely in each one 
of us. It's all righteousness -- it all looks alike. The standard 
doesn't change, only the expression.

On display, for all the universe to see, is God's great work inside us. 
This is our hope, and this is God's promise.

Be encouraged!
Dwight

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