Does God hide?

Does God hide?

“Why do the wicked prosper, is a perennial question God’s people ask. As they consider the suffering of the godly and the security of the ungodly, they feel that God has forgotten His people. He is hiding.

Psalms 10:1-4 

1 Why, O LORD, do you stand far off? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?

2 In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak, who are caught in the schemes he devises.

3 He boasts of the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.

4 In his pride the wicked does not seek him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God.

Does God help?

Of course He does. He sees the trouble of His people, feels their grief, and help them in the right way at right time. After all, the Lord is King! It may look as though the ungodly are winning the day, but the Lord will triumph in the end.

Psalms 10:14-18 

14 But you, O God, do see trouble and grief; you consider it to take it in hand. The victim commits himself to you; you are the helper of the fatherless.

15 Break the arm of the wicked and evil man; call him to account for his wickedness that would not be found out.

16 The LORD is King for ever and ever; the nations will perish from his land.

17 You hear, O LORD, the desire of the afflicted; you encourage them, and you listen to their cry,

18 defending the fatherless and the oppressed, in order that man, who is of the earth, may terrify no more.

What’s in a name?

In the Bible, names are important because the name represents the person. When somebody had a life-changing experience, the name was often changed. For example, Abrahm became Abraham and Sarai became Sarah (Gen 17), and Simon was given the name Peter (John 1:42). The Bible records many names of God, and all of them can be trusted (Psalm 9:10, 33:21 & 44:5).