A Thought for the week
Week of June 29
Why, Lord, do you stand far off? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble? Psalm 10:1
Many times I preach on how God is close. Not far off but close. That is true. God became flesh by his son Jesus and moves us by the Holy Spirit. God is close, but sometimes God feels far away. Psalm 10 has this notion in mind. God does not feel close as the Psalmist cries out for God to protect the weak from the “wicked” man. In this Psalm there is not a resolution of sorts, no good ending to where the wicked man loses. It does end on a good understanding of God. God is King, Lord of all. Even in the darkest of times, we pray for justice to be done; things to be set right. In prayer, God is close, so when we feel God being at a distance God is still close because God is Lord of all.