Monday: Judgment in His Timing

We all wonder when the judgment of God will be executed, but that is not for us to know but we can trust that it will be in His timing.

"Why standest Thou afar off, O Lord? why hidest Thou Thyself in times of trouble?"(10:1) Even when He seems far away; He is there. This helps to build our faith in God. I know people do not want to believe that, but He does care.

"The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined."(10:2) We see how the less fortunate are persecuted because of the path that they have chosen. They chose to believe the lies of Satan, and therefore because they chose sin it binds them to that sin.

"For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the Lord abhoreth."(10:3) The wicked only help the wicked, but the Lord knows the end of the wicked.

"The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts."(10:4) We know what the wicked will dwell on thoughts of evil continually.

"His ways are always grievous; Thy judgments are far above out of his sight: as for all His enemies, He puffeth at them."(10:5) The wicked may puff themselves up, but that is only weakness in the sight of God.

"He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall never be in adversity."(10:6) The wicked think that they will never face adversity, but what will happen to them when the tribulation comes. Will they boast when judgment comes upon them?

"His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity."(10:7) The mouth of the wicked utters wickedness continually.

"He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth He murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the poor."(10:8) The darkness is where you find the wicked, and that is where they commit their atrocities.

"He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net."(10:9) The wicked are continually looking for opportunities to wound and devour the poor.

"He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones."(10:10) The wicked try to gather people to their cause and bring the poor to destruction.

"He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it."(10:11) If you think that God hath forgotten or ignores what the wicked do; He is always watching and will not let anything go without judgment.

"Arise, O Lord; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble."(10:12) God knows the hearts of everyone and will not ignore anything, especially the humble.

"Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it."(10:13) The wicked will despise God, and will be condemned to hell because they have chosen to do so.

"Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless."(10:14) The Lord will help anyone who choose to be helped by Him.

"Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none."(10:15) God will seek out wickedness and destroy it.

"The Lord is King for ever and ever: the heathen are perished out of his land."(10:16) The heathen will be removed from the habitation of the righteous.

"Lord, Thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:"(10:17) The Lord will hear the prayers of the humble.

"To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress."(10:18) Oppression is great, but Lord will judge accordingly.