THEOSISGregory the Great
The Lord spoke to the adversary, saying, You have provoked me against him to bring about his destruction without cause (Job 2:3). Elihu asserts, The Lord judges not in vain. This judgment may seem at odds with the truth until we reflect deeply upon it. To condemn is one action, while to strike is another. Thus, He may inflict a blow unjustly, but He cannot condemn without cause. Did He not strike Job without just cause? He was not extinguishing wickedness but rather enhancing Job’s righteousness. However, He cannot condemn without reason, as condemnation must be comprehensive, serving as the ultimate penalty for the wrongs everyone has committed. The Almighty does not twist justice, for although our afflictions may appear undeserved to us, they stem from His hidden judgments.
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Furthermore, who else has He appointed over the earth, or who has He set upon the world that He Himself fashioned? No one, for He alone governs the world which He has created through Himself, without needing assistance that He did not require even for creation itself. These points establish that if the Almighty does not neglect to govern the world He has made, then it is assured that He rules what has been created with fidelity. What He has created with care, He will not treat with indifference; He who ensured the existence of what was not will not abandon that which is. The originator of creation remains present to govern, and He does not withdraw His care from us.