"Waiting..."

As we come to Psalms Ten, we are given a brief look at what it might feel like to wait for God to complete His justice. If you have the title for this Psalm shown in your Bible, then you will notice that the title is "Another Prayer for Justice". This may very well be a continuation of Psalms Nine, but the tone is obviously different. Psalms Nine was more about giving thanks to God for His good judgement, while this Psalm is mostly a complaint about how the wicked get by long without being judged. We have a tendency to look at the wickedness in this world in this fashion, more frequently than we might realize; mostly because it is only natural to feel this way, seeing that it comes so naturally into our hearts to do so. This reaction of feeling injustice is something that we pick right up on, right about the time we learn to walk; something that is easy to spot in small children, as they complain of being punished, while others are not. This is also about the same time that we learn one of our first few words: No! It's like a slight little rebellion for not feeling as though we were treated fairly. However; when we stop and think about the wicked in this world, and what their end result will be for those who appear to be getting away with murder now, we can begin to take a little pleasure in knowing that their day will come. In the mean time, we wait, wondering how much that God will allow them to get by with, and how it is that God allows them to prosper in doing what they please; while we are just waiting for justice to be served. I cannot help but think of Noah, who for about one hundred years, labored building that ark, and waited for God to judge the earth. It must have been hard to withstand the mockers, as they would ask him, What you doing Noah? Building a boat for what? Really? God is going to do what? It was not that Noah was not convincing enough, because he did convince his wife, his sons, and their wives; but the wickedness of the world was very great, and everyone was having such a good time sinning, that were not going to let Noah ruin it for them. In Genesis 6:3-8, we see the account of God's decision to destroy the earth's inhabitants, and it says in verse four, "That there were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown". If you can imagine what was going on in those days, it sounds like the fallen angels had joined the party, and that the world became one big free-for-all. Looking at the next verse, we can see that God saw their wickedness, and that every imaginable thing was being done, continually! And given God's judgement of the animals in verse Seven, it would appear that things had gotten way out of control! However; "But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD", verse Eight so plainly says; not that Noah was perfect, but that God had extended grace to him, thereby making him a chosen vessel... We need to remember what we are!