Where is God? | Psalm 73

We find ourselves wrestling with one of life's most troubling questions: why do the wicked prosper while the righteous suffer? Psalm 73 takes us on an honest journey through doubt, disorientation, and ultimately, divine perspective. The psalmist Asaph, a worship leader who had witnessed God's glory firsthand, confesses something shocking: his faith nearly slipped away. He looked at the world around him and saw the arrogant thriving, the unjust succeeding, and the godless living without consequence. Meanwhile, his own faithfulness seemed to produce nothing but struggle. This raw honesty reminds us that good theology doesn't automatically prevent a wavering faith. We can know all the right things about God and still find ourselves asking, "Where are you in all of this?" The turning point comes when Asaph enters the sanctuary of God. There, his perspective shifts dramatically—not because his circumstances changed, but because he saw the end of the story. He realized he'd been viewing life as a still photograph when he needed to see it as a motion picture. The wicked may seem to win now, but their destiny is destruction. Meanwhile, God has been holding his hand the entire time, guiding him toward eternal glory. This psalm teaches us that focusing on our circumstances will always lead to discouragement, but focusing on God's character produces unshakable peace. When we worship, when we gather with God's people, when we fix our eyes on the unseen eternal realities rather than the temporary visible ones, everything changes. The question isn't whether following God is worth it—the resounding answer is yes, because the best is yet to come.