Are you ever bothered by the fact that arrogant, self-reliant, God-ignoring and rejecting wicked people seem to “get-by-with-it” – “thumb their nose” at God, persist in their wickedness and abuse others?
It bothers you too, eh?
Well there’s a Psalm for that – Psalm 10! I read it during my time of “coffee with the Lord” this morning… helped a lot! In fact, I found myself turning the words of much of it into a prayer!
Here is what I underlined from it in my Bible today…
“Why, O Lord, do you stand far away? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?
“In the pride of their face the wicked do not seek God – all his thoughts are, ‘There is no God!’ … He says in his heart, ‘God has forgotten, He has hidden His face, He will never see it!’
“Arise, O Lord; O God, lift up your hand; forget not the afflicted!
“Why does the wicked renounce God and say in his heart, ‘You will not call me to account?’
“But you do see! To You the helpless commits himself!
“Break the arm of the wicked and evildoer; call his wickedness to account! 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! (From Psalm 10)
Don’t know about you, but I agree with the Psalmist! I made His prayer mine today!
Coffee With The Lord 