"Work of Jehovah"

"And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of His doing." (Psalms 64:9) I know it's not making much sense, but there are a lot of things that don't make sense; like why does it have to be like this! Why do people need to suffer, even if they are good? Why do bad things happen to the sweetest people? I heard another message yesterday, it was about the fact that bad things happen to both the just and the unjust, that's just the nature of this fallen world we live in; the main difference between the two, is that the just have hope! I just remembered to story of the rat who had hope; you know, the one that was saved once before it had drowned. The story makes the point of hope making the difference between giving up and not giving up; as multiple rats are placed in a pool of water, one rat was lifted out just prior to drowning, while the others all drowned; but when the rat was put back into the water, it did not drown, but just kept on swimming. I believe that has something to do with what Jesus was talking about: if we just have hope, at least there is some interest added to the Lord's work. Simply put, our greatest need for getting through any trial or circumstance is hope, and those that do not know the saving power of God, have no hope. I cannot imagine what Jesus might have been feeling when He said, "Father, if Thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless, not my will, but Thine, be done" (Luke 22:42) Talk about a travesty, imagine what was going through the minds of those that knew and loved Jesus; those that knew that He was a man who was close to God, and that had done so many good things for so many people; they had to be saying to one another, "This just doesn't make any sense! How could God let this happen!" Here is the thing that I think I am getting out of this Psalm, this Psalm which has the title, "A Prayer for Protection": there is such a huge difference between those that have hope and those that have no hope, there is really no comparison between the two; one looks beyond the circumstance, while the other just deals with the circumstance; one believes that there is something better, while the other believes that this is the end...
"O Israel, stay away from idols! I am the one who answers your prayers and cares for you. I am like a tree that is always green; all your fruit comes from Me." Let those who are wise understand these things. Let those with discernment listen carefully. The paths of the LORD are true and right, the righteous people live by walking in them. But in those paths sinners stumble and fall." (Hosea 14:8-9) NLT