My God...Why? | Rev. Rob Fuquay

For this month of July we are looking at psalms. If you didn’t get one last week we have a note card that gives helpful background on the Book of Psalms. There are 150 psalms that came together over 6 centuries. They were written by kings like David as well as other known and unknown composers. The psalms are like a hymn book. They describe the honest feelings and emotions of the writers and show us that we can do the same. We can share with God whatever is going on inside of us—even feelings of anger and revenge.

Today we consider the most popular category of the psalms comprising one-third of all psalms, Lament. And out of these 50 psalms of lament we consider Psalm 22.

This is what makes Psalm 22, and Jesus use of it on the cross, an important tool for us because it teaches us that Why is an okay question to ask God. Why is the most frequently occurring question in the psalms. It indicates something is wrong and does not make sense. And we are searching for understanding and taking our search to God.

Asking God why does not show a lack of faith. It is an expression of faith. It shows a faith that believes God can do something about our pain. And in bringing our real honest emotions and questions to God we find how God can help us. Often our greatest need is not a reason why. It is a comforting hand.

And, there are times when our praise is not because of what God got us through, but because we refuse to give up believing God will get us through.

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