Where is God in the midst of the evil of the world? In Psalm 10 David asks that very question.
Psalm 10:1
“Why, O LORD, do you stand afar off? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?”
“Why, O LORD, do you stand afar off? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?”
As David went on to describe the wicked I cannot help but think of the wicked people who run the abortion clinics. Verse 2 is analogous to their marketing scheme.
Psalm 10:2
“In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the poor; let them be caught in the schemes that they have devised.”
“In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the poor; let them be caught in the schemes that they have devised.”
The abortion industry sells its murderous wares to the poor
by convincing them their baby is not a life. They prey upon the fears of the
mother. The poor here speaks not only of the economically poor but of those
whose spirits are weak and lack the resources to see the truth. In this Psalm
we hear of the wicked. Even though some in this world claim religion in reality
they are practical atheists. This Psalm describes them.
David provides 5 characteristics of atheism in this Psalm.
First is arrogance. They think they do not need God so they
deny He exists.
Psalm 10:2-4
“In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the poor; let them be caught in the schemes that they have devised. For the wicked boasts of the desires of his soul, and the one greedy for gain curses and renounces the LORD. In the pride of his face the wicked does not seek him; all his thoughts are, "There is no God."
“In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the poor; let them be caught in the schemes that they have devised. For the wicked boasts of the desires of his soul, and the one greedy for gain curses and renounces the LORD. In the pride of his face the wicked does not seek him; all his thoughts are, "There is no God."
Second is prosperity. Why do evil people prosper? The
abortion industry is a very profitable operation. They mock God in their
prosperity.
Psalm 10:5
“His ways prosper at all times; your judgments are on high, out of his sight; as for all his foes, he puffs at them.”
“His ways prosper at all times; your judgments are on high, out of his sight; as for all his foes, he puffs at them.”
Thirdly we see the atheist seems to have security.
Psalm 10:6
“He says in his heart, "I shall not be moved; throughout all generations I shall not meet adversity."
“He says in his heart, "I shall not be moved; throughout all generations I shall not meet adversity."
The fourth characteristic is their vile speech. Try and talk
to the workers at the abortion clinic. I have been cussed out for simply saying
good morning to them as they walk past and go onto the clinic.
Psalm 10:7
“His mouth is filled with cursing and deceit and oppression; under his tongue are mischief and iniquity.”
“His mouth is filled with cursing and deceit and oppression; under his tongue are mischief and iniquity.”
And lastly we see the violence of the atheist. We live in a
violent world. Shootings and stabbings occur nightly across our neighborhoods.
But nowhere is there a more horrific violence than seen in a place where there they
rip off baby’s arms and legs or burn them with chemicals inside abortion
clinics. I am stunned by how the following verses describe the abortion
industry.
Psalm 10:8-10
“He sits in ambush in the villages; in hiding places he murders the innocent. His eyes stealthily watch for the helpless; he lurks in ambush like a lion in his thicket; he lurks that he may seize the poor; he seizes the poor when he draws him into his net. The helpless are crushed, sink down, and fall by his might.”
“He sits in ambush in the villages; in hiding places he murders the innocent. His eyes stealthily watch for the helpless; he lurks in ambush like a lion in his thicket; he lurks that he may seize the poor; he seizes the poor when he draws him into his net. The helpless are crushed, sink down, and fall by his might.”
The wicked think they are getting away with all this.
Sometimes we Christians wonder the same thing.
Psalm 10:11
“He says in his heart, "God has forgotten, he has hidden his face, he will never see it."”
“He says in his heart, "God has forgotten, he has hidden his face, he will never see it."”
So David cries out to God in prayer and so must we.
Psalm 10:12-15
“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 to account"?
But you do see, for you note mischief and vexation, that you may take it into your hands; to you the helpless commits himself; you have been the helper of the fatherless.
Break the arm of the wicked and evildoer; call his wickedness to account till you find none.”
“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 to account"?
But you do see, for you note mischief and vexation, that you may take it into your hands; to you the helpless commits himself; you have been the helper of the fatherless.
Break the arm of the wicked and evildoer; call his wickedness to account till you find none.”
David finishes his prayer having heard from God. This Psalm
is prophetic. It speaks of the end times when Jesus will return and to those
who do not call upon Him in repentance are going to be judged in eternity and
all things shall be made right.
Psalm 10:16-18
“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.”
“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.”
God sees. God hears. God will act. But for now we remember He
is a longsuffering God who desires none perish and that all come to repentance.
Our job is to pray and to shine the light of Christ into the darkness of this
wicked world.
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