Thoughts on Today's Verse

Arise, LORD! Lift up your hand, O God. Do not forget the helpless. — Psalm 10:12

Thoughts on Today's Verse by Phil Ware

We are very much aware that we live in a broken world.

Unfortunately, our broken world is also filled with broken people.

In days of pain and anguish, in days when those who hurt know their helplessness, we have no other source than God to whom we can turn. The LORD, the covenant God of Israel, who kept his promises, preserved his people and produced his Messiah, is also the God who stands by us.

In the short run, there are moments when he appears not to be watching or listening or caring.

What do we do in those moments?

Pretend we don't have our conflicted feelings and doubts?

No!

We cry out honestly to our LORD who has redeemed, saved, and liberated us in the past and call on him to do the same in our day current dispair!

God of hope, do not be far from us in days that are dark and menacing. Restore to us the joy of living and the hope of good things; give us comfort in our times of pain and anguish. Lift up your hand and act to bring repentance and renewal to our time, our families, our culture, and your Church.

In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.