I got that there was something in the discussion with God, the debate about justice and what Job had gotten wrong, the accusations of his friends, his being tested, his uprightness at the beginning his call for justice, to argue it out and the final words of God that redirect Job's arguments to His majesty power and wisdom but I've always missed what the point was.
It's not about justice it's about God being right, about God's wisdom, His redemptive grace trumping justice... there is a better way, harder but closer to the heart of God ~ redemption. The Father's desire that all be saved, a desire that we let go of justice in order to allow God to work through us to bring redemption to those around us..deep healing, complete redemption, and at the same time to bring redemption and healing into our own lives.
Justice belongs with the accusations, it is the cry of the human heart that takes us further and further away from God. The difference between listening to the accuser or listening to the comforter.
Mercy is the way of redemption, the way of the cross, the way of God, the way of living in relationship with Christ.
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