God's Power & Justice

For the LORD is a place where the oppressed can hide.
He will be a fortress in times of trouble. Everyone that knows your name (LORD) will put their trust in you. LORD, you will never turn away from anyone that looks for you.” Psalms 9:9-10 (please read psalms 9 and 10 today).

www.bibletourwithjoline.com
www.bibletourwithjoline.blogspot.com
www.bibletouravecjoline.blogspot.com

David knew where to go when he was dealing with major issues, but why is it so difficult for Christians today to run to God, as opposed to running further away from Him when they are in trouble? For one thing, we are part of the “instant gratification” generation. We want what we want right now. We are pressed for time. We don’t want to wait and we feel that God’s justice takes too long. God is always ruling the world. It is hard to believe this, but it is true. Sometimes we must wait a long time for his righteous judgments. Righteous here means this: the judgments of God are the best judgments. While we wait for his judgments, what can we do? Psalm 9:9-10 tells us! We can: look for the LORD: if we do this, the LORD will find us. Trust in the LORD: if we do this the LORD will give us help. Hide in the LORD: if we do this, the LORD will make us safe.

Now it is not easy to pray and wait. We want to make the changes ourselves. We don’t want people to take advantage of us, we want to show how strong we really are, so we try to fix our situations ourselves, as results, we never get to experience God’s glory; but David prays that God will do something. In verses 16-18 David tells his people that God will do something. God will frighten the wicked away. (Frighten means make afraid). David knew that after fighting foreign countries (look in Psalm 9) there was unrest in his own kingdom. ("Unrest" mean people in the same country fighting each other). King David tried to stop it, but he knew that only God would really stop it.

When there is trouble pray to God about it. There may be unrest in your own heart and mind, but pray to God about it. You may feel frightened. You may not feel safe. Pray to God about it. Then read Psalm 10:16-18. Believe that one day it will be true. That is the promise of God to you. Don’t let the situations of this life take your focus away from your Almighty God, nothing is impossible to Him, don’t you forget it. He has the power to turn your circumstances into opportunities and your hardships into victory, if you would only wait.

Is your boss having everyone in frenzy? Is he/she is trying to make your life miserable? Maybe it is a spouse who trying to suck the joy out of your life. I am here to tell you that it won’t last. The Bible gives detailed instruction on how to deal with our enemies:

“Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints...." Ephesians 6:10-18

God’s power and justice are around the corner.

Praise the Lord!