Where Are You God?
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Psalm 60: 11-12
Give us aid against the enemy,
for human help is worthless.
12 With God we will gain the victory,
and he will trample down our enemies.
Sometimes we might lament saying , "God where were you when this happened?" As we read today's psalm David gives us a better way to frame this question, as a leader of God's people.
David is reflecting on the losses Israel suffered against its enemies. So David reflects on God's role in all of this. Though God had promised to deliver Israel from her enemies, this was not what was happening. Rather than blame God for the defeat, David shifts the focus back on God's people. He summarizes by saying, "Give us aid against our enemey, for human help is worthless."
So we might say that God sovereignly allowed some of these defeats to happen to teach Israel a lesson. Israel went out in battle assuming God would be there, but in reality they were relying on themselves and not God. David knew that God had promised them victory, so that with God they would trample their enemies. But he realized the missing component was trust in God.
Sometimes I think we make the same mistake. We say God bless my plans, without asking the question, "Is this what you want to do in my life God?" Our we go out and do something without checking with God or praying, and then wonder afterwards, "where were you God?" And God might say, "I have been here all the time, I wish you would have consulted me before!"
David, was a visionary leader. He trusted in God implicitly. Importantly rather than blaming God for the defeats they suffered, he concluded where the real problem was, relying on human strength versus God's strength.
Psalm 60: 11-12
Give us aid against the enemy,
for human help is worthless.
12 With God we will gain the victory,
and he will trample down our enemies.
Sometimes we might lament saying , "God where were you when this happened?" As we read today's psalm David gives us a better way to frame this question, as a leader of God's people.
David is reflecting on the losses Israel suffered against its enemies. So David reflects on God's role in all of this. Though God had promised to deliver Israel from her enemies, this was not what was happening. Rather than blame God for the defeat, David shifts the focus back on God's people. He summarizes by saying, "Give us aid against our enemey, for human help is worthless."
So we might say that God sovereignly allowed some of these defeats to happen to teach Israel a lesson. Israel went out in battle assuming God would be there, but in reality they were relying on themselves and not God. David knew that God had promised them victory, so that with God they would trample their enemies. But he realized the missing component was trust in God.
Sometimes I think we make the same mistake. We say God bless my plans, without asking the question, "Is this what you want to do in my life God?" Our we go out and do something without checking with God or praying, and then wonder afterwards, "where were you God?" And God might say, "I have been here all the time, I wish you would have consulted me before!"
David, was a visionary leader. He trusted in God implicitly. Importantly rather than blaming God for the defeats they suffered, he concluded where the real problem was, relying on human strength versus God's strength.
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