Life is a journey, and the fourth section of the Psalms, known as the Numbers' Psalms, show us the goodness and guidance of God along that journey.

If we want to move forward, we must look up. Let's join Scott Pauli now as we open the Word of God and find direction for the road of life.

I never cease to be amazed at how much scripture mirrors life.

As a matter of fact, as you look at the Word of God, it is a perfect reflection of the life

we live, the world we live in, and the God who never changes.

We've come in our study to Psalm 94.

We don't know exactly who wrote it. It's believed that Psalm 94 was written

at the time of the destruction of the city of Jerusalem and the destruction of the temple. So every good thing,

every sure thing has been removed. The enemy has invaded and the child of God writes these words,

O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongeth.

Oh God, to whom vengeance belongeth, show thyself, lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth,

render a reward to the proud.

In other words, it's another way of saying, Lord, won't you do something? Why is it that evil seems to be

advancing and wicked people seem to be prospering? Bad things keep happening. Lord, where are you? When are you

going to take care of this? Maybe that is the cry of your heart. You know, oftentimes we don't put into

words what we think.

We're afraid to say it out loud, but in our hearts we very often feel exactly like the

Psalmist did in Psalm 94. Lord, where are you? Lord, how long will this continue? When are you going to

take care of this wickedness and deal with the enemies of the Lord. Now, I said a moment ago

that scripture very oftentimes reflects the way we think and reflects the life we live, and one

evidence of that is in Psalm 94, because there's an ebb and flow in Psalm 94. It follows this

pattern. Beginning in verse 3, down through verse 11, the psalmist looks to the

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