Good and upright is the LORD; therefore he instructs sinners in the way. Psalm 25:8
This verse is puzzling because it tells us what we would not expect. We might expect it to say “Good and upright is the LORD; therefore he instructs the good and upright” or “good and upright is the LORD; therefore sinners better beware!”. But instead of that we find something counter-intuitive—BECAUSE God is good and upright, he moves toward sinners and instructs them! Even sinners are repelled by sinners. Separations of friendships, of families, of spouses, of churches, of denominations, of even countries, are because sinners are repelled by each other.
But God is so different. Part of his goodness is that he moves toward and instructs and helps those which have no rightful claim on him. Every time we open the Scriptures, we can come with the confidence that God will instruct us—for he is good and upright and we are sinners. Both qualifications are met each time we look to him for instruction. What a promise!