God Sees Them

Why does the wicked renounce God and say in his heart, "You will not call to account"?  But you do see, for you note mischief and vexation, that you may take it into your hands; to you the helpless commits himself; you have been the helper of the fatherless. (Psalm 10:13-14)

​After this last presidential election, it can be easy to feel powerless or inconsequential.  I have heard many Christians wonder if there is even any point to voting.  Even Democrats are dismayed, as one prominent liberal author recently penned, “If I’d known Biden was open to ‘lockdowns’ as he now states, … I would never have voted for him.”  People on both sides of the aisle can sometimes feel like we vote, but politicians only listen to the rich and powerful.  This is when passages like Psalm 10 can be immensely comforting: “The LORD is king forever and ever; the nations perish from his land.  O LORD, you hear the desire of the afflicted; you will strengthen their heart; you will incline your ear to do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed, so that man who is of the earth may strike terror no more” (vv.16-18).  Ultimately, God sees how the poor and oppressed are afflicted.  He sees how the rich and powerful take advantage of the masses.  He hears our pleas and will someday render justice for “the fatherless and the oppressed.” In the preceding verses the psalmist writes: “Why does the wicked renounce God and say in his heart, ‘You will not call to account’?   But you do see, for you note mischief and vexation, that you may take it into your hands; to you the helpless commits himself; you have been the helper of the fatherless.”  God sees what the wicked do, and they will not get away with it.  For our part, we simply need to trust God, continue to pray, do our part as good citizens, and continue to live out the purpose for which we were created and redeemed.