Psalms 10:1 (ESV)
Why, O LORD, do you stand far away?
Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?
The opening verse in chapter ten gives us the conclusion of the chapter, but before we hear the contents of the chapter. The majority of the verses in this chapter are speaking about how arrogant the wicked portray themselves. They are puffed up and belligerent. The writer of this song will come to a great conclusion in the end, however.
Psalms 10:16-18 (ESV)
The LORD is king forever and ever;
the nations perish from his land.
O LORD, you hear the desire of the afflicted;
you will strengthen their heart; you will incline your ear
to do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed,
so that man who is of the earth may strike terror no more.
But the ending is far from the beginning. There are times in our lives when we certainly feel the same way this writer felt. There are times we know in our head that the LORD is king forever and ever. But there are times when our hearts ask, “Why, O LORD, do you stand far away?” This is the experience of all who follow God. We know He is there, but we tend to still ask, “Where are you?” In the middle there is an entire process when we see the prosperity and peace the non-believer seems to enjoy. And they do enjoy it. We are not to camouflage that their earthly experience is, in most times, much more enjoyable than the believer. But that is when we remember that their experience is only on this side of glory and it is only an earthly feel. God wants us, also, to enjoy our earthly life, but He also wants to make sure we remember this earth is NOT the end of our journey. All we do here is for the glory of Him whom we will see there. Our perseverance in faith is based not upon what we are feeling here, but on what we know is finally there!
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