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OMNISCIENT GOD

4^TH JANUARY, 2022

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Matthew 8-9

TEXT: Psalm 10:1-11

1 Why do You stand afar off, O Lord? Why do You hide in times of trouble?
2 The wicked in his pride persecutes the poor; Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised.

3 For the wicked boasts of his heart’s desire; He blesses the greedy and renounces the Lord.
4 The wicked in his proud countenance does not seek God; God is in none of his thoughts.

5 His ways are always prospering; Your judgments are far above, out of his sight; As for all his enemies, he sneers at them.

6 He has said in his heart, “I shall not be moved; I shall never be in adversity.”
7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression; Under his tongue is trouble and iniquity.

8 He sits in the lurking places of the villages; In the secret places he murders the innocent;
His eyes are secretly fixed on the helpless.
9 He lies in wait secretly, as a lion in his den; He lies in wait to catch the poor; He catches the poor when he draws him into his net.
10 So he crouches, he lies low, That the helpless may fall by his strength.

11 He has said in his heart, “God has forgotten; He hides His face;
He will never see.”

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KEY VERSE: Psalm 10:1

“ Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?”

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
No hiding place for the wicked.

THE MESSAGE:

The wicked, steeped in his ignorance, sin and pride, is unaware that the Lord is not in hiding, but rather sitting atop the affairs of man and his environment. Just as earthlings do not perceive the great movement of their planet, so are the wicked unconscious that God is fully in charge of the world and its activities.

In His wisdom, God allows life and nature to continue their normal course. He sees the cruelty of evil people against the innocent. He also hears the complaints of the latter, who wonders whether the Lord is hiding Himself "in times of trouble". Be assured that God still cares. He will intervene in your situation.

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Increasingly, the world is given to the idolatry of technological advances, wealth and lust, and becoming more and more atheistic. People reason that it does not add up to crave for an "abundant life" hereafter when you already have a pleasurable and high life here on earth. They are governed by materialism, which will not last because there is an appointed time for the Lord to step in to redress things. He will defend His people and fulfil His plan.

As it is characteristic with the Lord, He will always laugh last in His ways with man. He will judge the unrepentant who shun His salvation plan. He will make good His promise to "punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity..." (Isaiah 13:11). Only those who repent genuinely before the judgment day will escape His wrath. The moment to do so is now - time is running out.

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DO HAVE A BLESSED DAY

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