DCLM Daily Manna 2026: DCLM Daily Manna 2 February 2026: Can God Do Wrong?
Text: Job 34:7–12 (KJV)
What man is like Job,
Who drinks scorn like water,
8 Who goes in company with the workers of iniquity,
And walks with wicked men?
9 For he has said, ‘It profits a man nothing
That he should delight in God.’
10 “Therefore listen to me, you men of understanding:
Far be it from God to do wickedness,
And from the Almighty to commit iniquity.
11 For He repays man according to his work,
And makes man to find a reward according to his way.
12 Surely God will never do wickedly,
Nor will the Almighty pervert justice.
KEY VERSE: Job 34:11–12
“For the work of a man shall he render unto him, and cause every man to find according to his ways. Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment.”
Charles Haddon Spurgeon, the renowned English preacher, once shared a profound thought on human suffering: “Any man can sing in the day. It is easy to sing when we can read the notes by daylight; but the true singer is the one who can sing even when there is not a glimmer of light to guide him.
Songs in the night come only from God; they are not within the power of man.” This insight resonates deeply when we reflect on Job’s trials—or our own difficult seasons.
In today’s passage, Elihu responds to Job’s complaints about God’s fairness. He rebukes Job for implying that God could be unjust, affirming instead that God is righteous, all-wise, and incapable of wrongdoing. Elihu reminds us of the universal principle of sowing and reaping, making it clear that God’s justice is never arbitrary or corrupt.
Many people struggle to reconcile human suffering with the justice of God. Questions naturally arise: Why would God allow Job, whom He Himself declared righteous, to endure such intense suffering?
Why do the innocent sometimes suffer while the wicked appear to prosper? Elihu’s argument offers a helpful perspective—it calls us to trust God’s perfect justice, even when His ways are beyond our understanding.
God’s judgments are deep and unfathomable. He sees what we cannot. Job’s friends were unaware of Satan’s involvement and ignorant of God’s higher purpose behind Job’s trials. This lack of full knowledge often leads people to wrong conclusions about God’s character.
Rather than doubting God’s justice in times of hardship or becoming consumed by pain, we should fix our eyes on His greatness and goodness. When we submit to His sovereignty, He grants us peace and strength to sing a “song in the night,” even in the darkest moments of life.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
The best way to turn pain into gain is to trust that God can never do wrong.
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Daily Manna 2 February 2026
