The psalmist addressed this inquiry to God (read Psalm 10:1). The psalmist felt as if God was hidden somewhere, unable to observe the suffering of the righteous in the hands of the wicked.
As Christians, regardless of the extent of our spiritual maturity, it’s possible to reach a point so low that we literally feel that everyone, including God, has forgotten us. When we are confronted with circumstances, we may begin to question God's availablility. That was David’s desperate circumstance when he wrote Psalm 10.
Our questions, our wrath, and our doubts are not too big for God to manage. He sometimes uses hardship to discipline us for our own good (Hebrews 12:7–13).
That is why the Bible, in James 1:2, urges us to rejoice whenever we are persecuted.He knew that one day we would glorify him and be saved. Every crisis you’re going through, just know that God is right there with you and he is aware of it.
When we cry out, "God, we need you!", God hears us and always responds! He might not always respond in the way we would like, but he does respond. He would respond to our cries for help in full compliance with his perfect time and will.
God sometimes allows us to go through a crisis so that his name can be glorified. God believes that one day you’ll come out of the storm alive without a scratch or fault.
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were in a crisis because they refused to bow before the King of Babylon (See Daniel 3:16-30). They were in a crisis here, but they didn’t panic or shout, "God, where are you?" They stood still; they knew that God was omnipresent and that he would never forsake his children. They were thrown into the fire, and we all know what fire can do. However, they came out of it without flames or scratches.
Even in the midst of our suffering, we can still be overwhelmed and glorify the Lord with our words and actions.
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