In Psalm 44, the writer expresses a thought that crosses my heart and mind from time to time. He says he knows about all the things God has done in the past but now he's wondering where all that stuff went. I get that. I feel that sometimes even though I may not say it out loud. I read about all the big miraculous stuff God did in the past. And there's lots of evidence to back that up. I don't doubt it. But we live in a period of history where God has chosen to hold back from the big obvious displays of power like He did back then. I don't know anyone who has heard God's voice directly like Noah and Abraham did. I've never heard it myself. I've never had a Damascus road experience like Paul did. I don't know anybody who's been brought back from the dead although I've wanted it for many people I love. But then I remember that God's direct intervention is rare. It just feels like it isn't because the Bible trims hundreds and thousands of years down into a few pages. Mostly, followers of God lived like I do - in periods of what seems like silence from God. My life is short. Our time is a blip on the screen. But the day is coming when I'll see it all for myself. Can't wait.
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