“Where are you God?” - A
Series from the Psalms
Psalm 83
(Use the link below to
read the verses.)
Life
is a battle!
Sometimes
it’s a battle at work; your boss is a bully or your coworkers are cut throat.
Sometimes it’s a battle at home; your spouse is selfish or you have a child
that’s strong willed. Sometimes it’s a battle within yourself; you struggle
with an addiction or with a mental illness. Yes… life is a battle.
For
the Israelites, it was literally a battle for life or death.
4 Our enemies keep saying, “Now is the time to wipe Israel off
the map. We’ll destroy even the memory of her existence!”
5 They’ve made their pact, consulting and conspiring, aligning
together in their covenant against God. 6–8 All the sons of
Ishmael, the desert sheiks and the nomadic tribes, Amalekites, Canaanites,
Moabites, and all the nations that surround us, Philistines, Phoenicians,
Gadarenes, and Samaritans; allied together they’re ready to attack! TNT
You
most likely aren’t facing this kind of battle, but that doesn’t change the fact
that life is a battle. And, in the midst of your battle, you might feel the
same way as the Psalmist. That God has left you; He has deserted you; He
doesn’t answer your prayers; you might even feel hopeless, desperate, at the
end of your rope.
1 God, you have to do something! Don’t be silent and just sit
idly by. TPT
Or here’s the NIV
translation:
1 O God, do not remain silent; do not turn a deaf ear, do not
stand aloof, O God.
There’s
a song by Lauren Daigle called Rescue that could easily have spoken to
the Psalmist in his battle. And most certainly can speak to you in yours.
You are not hidden
There's never been a moment
You were forgotten
You are not hopeless
Though you have been broken
Your innocence stolen
There's never been a moment
You were forgotten
You are not hopeless
Though you have been broken
Your innocence stolen
I will send out an army to find you
In the middle of the darkest night
It's true, I will rescue you
In the middle of the darkest night
It's true, I will rescue you
Where
is God when He is silent? Right there with you! His promise to be with you
always; even when you can’t tell.
(If
you click on the link below, you can listen to the complete song.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3U4Q2R7ZZAE
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