Where Is God When I Need Him?

Psalms 42, 48, 55 and 73 point out King David’s pondering of this question. He cited many problems created by the wicked for him. Yet, in each of these situations where God was not personally present working a miracle in his life, he cited the Lord’s continued loving kindness, righteousness and trust.

Yet, what was God doing during this time of sorrow in David’s life? The answer comes in Psalm 73:17. He noted that he suffered pain at the thought of the profits of the wicked and the Lord’s seeming absence “until I went into the sanctuary of God.” There God’s Word was being read and David said he “understood the wicked are set in slippery places.” They will slip up, be cast down and suffer for their sinful ways. King David had not left the Lord to curse him, leave his righteous ways or deny his trust during the time of sorrow. He understood God’s work on the wicked “when he went into the sanctuary of God.” Do we wish to be on a slippery slope or inside God’s teaching?