VERSE FOR TODAY: O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! (Psalm 8:1, New International Version).
HYMN FOR TODAY: "How Great Thou Art"
"Where is God? Why does He allow wickness to exist? Why doesn't God do something?" Sound familiar?
The prophet asks question like these and thinks back to the time when God's presence was very real in the life of Israel. If God would only be more visible in his time, that would surely bring a swift end to the godlessness he saw on every hand. This idea is found in many of the Psalms, like 2:1: "Why do the nation conspire, and the people's plot in vain?" (Revised Standard Version).
Such thoughts aren't very strange to us. How often do we find ourselves saying," Why does God allow this to go on?" Or "Is God really in control?" We think that if God would show His power, that would produce more respect for Him and more righteous society for mankind.
However, God has given us many signs of His presence (Romans 1:18-23). Nature speaks to us eloquently of His creative power; human history assures us of His moral authority. Evil does not, cannot, triumph. In our time we have witnessed the fall of Hitler and then of godless communism. God's timetable may not coincide with ours, but in the long term God's judgement of human affairs is very obvious. God is still on His throne; He is still Lord of history.
PRAYER THOUGHTS: YOU, O Lord, are God, sovereign of the universe and Lord of all human affairs. Help us that we never lose sight of Your majesty and power. When our faith wavers, open our eyes to Your glory, Amen.
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