Do you ever find yourself wanting to question God? If so, you are in good company; the psalmists do the same:

Why doesn’t God do something about the prosperity of the wicked?

Why doesn’t God do something about the misery of the afflicted?

I have just finished reading Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s book The Gulag Archipelago, about the Communist concentration camps in Russia. The barbarity with which men can treat other human beings can be astounding. And not just physical torture either… within the last 100 years, millions have lost their homes, jobs, possessions, families, and even their lives because of the ruthless actions of wicked people. It’s not necessarily people who claim to be Christians who are persecuted. I’m speaking in broader, more generic terms; often good people, who just want to live their lives in peace, are abused by people in power.

Throughout the OT and even into the NT, God has expressed a special concern for widows, orphans, and the helpless. Often times, those who are righteous simply do not feel God’s presence…

QUESTIONING GOD 10:1:

If I am a child of God, a Christian, then why do bad things happen to me? And we still allow our hearts to believe that God is punishing us for something we have done. And that’s just not a biblical belief.

REJECTING GOD 10:2-11:

What one believes determines how one lives; the wicked say:

“There is no God” – 10:2-4.

“I shall not be moved” – 10:5-8.

“God doesn’t see me” – 10:9-11.

TRUSTING GOD – 10:12-18:

How do we know that God will bring about justice for the afflicted? Because He has a history of helping the orphans (ver. 14). That’s why the righteous commit themselves to Him.

God sees what is going on (ver. 14).

God judges sin (ver. 15).

God is king (ver. 16).

God defends His people (ver. 17-18).

The Lord hears the desires of the humble.

Paul Holland