Psalm 10 starts out with a question that is on our minds, too, when we just don't get what God is doing. When it feels like He is playing hide-n-seek with us. Sometimes I feel like He is so close that I could touch His face, hear His heartbeat. Other times, I just don't know where He went. I know I am not alone in this.
David must have been going through a dry period with God when his faith was being tested. What he was seeing was the unfairness of the poor being suppressed and exploited by the "wicked," who seem to be those who believe, in their arrogance, that they are not accountable to God. David counts himself among the "afflicted" when He cries out to His God in verse one:
Lord, why do You stand so far away? Why do You hide in times of trouble?
Great question! Our God has said He will never fail us or forsake us. So, is He really hiding? I think about the father who is teaching his child to ride a bike or walk or play a sport. First the instruction is very hands-on. Holding a little hand or running behind a wobbly bike. There comes a time, though, when Mommy or Daddy lets go. You know how. Now, practice! I remember quite a few less than perfect rides down the sidewalk when I fell off the bike. But if Daddy had not ever let go....well...That would look silly now. I had to learn how to stay on the darn thing by myself. Faith is learning how to hang on. To balance and pedal. To understand our instruction and put it into practice. The Father is never far off. He is there making sure everything will be all right.....and to rescue if we don't do it quite right. But we will have to get back on the bike.
Listen to Isaiah' words: The Lord will hear your crying and He will comfort you. When He hears you, He will help you. The Lord has given you sorrow like the bread and the water you eat everyday. He is your Teacher. He will not continue to hide from you, but you will see your teacher with your own eyes. If you go the wrong way - to the right or the left - you will hear a voice behind you saying: "This is the right way. You should go this way."
Don't worry today if things seem desperate and you feel that God is not busy watching over you. Don't panic. Listen. Do what is in front of you. If you hear a voice directing you, listen. Heed. Most importantly remember your Teacher. He will comfort you....He will help you. He is not hiding. Ride the bike and make Him proud.
David must have been going through a dry period with God when his faith was being tested. What he was seeing was the unfairness of the poor being suppressed and exploited by the "wicked," who seem to be those who believe, in their arrogance, that they are not accountable to God. David counts himself among the "afflicted" when He cries out to His God in verse one:
Lord, why do You stand so far away? Why do You hide in times of trouble?
Great question! Our God has said He will never fail us or forsake us. So, is He really hiding? I think about the father who is teaching his child to ride a bike or walk or play a sport. First the instruction is very hands-on. Holding a little hand or running behind a wobbly bike. There comes a time, though, when Mommy or Daddy lets go. You know how. Now, practice! I remember quite a few less than perfect rides down the sidewalk when I fell off the bike. But if Daddy had not ever let go....well...That would look silly now. I had to learn how to stay on the darn thing by myself. Faith is learning how to hang on. To balance and pedal. To understand our instruction and put it into practice. The Father is never far off. He is there making sure everything will be all right.....and to rescue if we don't do it quite right. But we will have to get back on the bike.
Listen to Isaiah' words: The Lord will hear your crying and He will comfort you. When He hears you, He will help you. The Lord has given you sorrow like the bread and the water you eat everyday. He is your Teacher. He will not continue to hide from you, but you will see your teacher with your own eyes. If you go the wrong way - to the right or the left - you will hear a voice behind you saying: "This is the right way. You should go this way."
Don't worry today if things seem desperate and you feel that God is not busy watching over you. Don't panic. Listen. Do what is in front of you. If you hear a voice directing you, listen. Heed. Most importantly remember your Teacher. He will comfort you....He will help you. He is not hiding. Ride the bike and make Him proud.
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