Habakkuk is the only book of the prophets that starts out by approaching God. He has a question for God–when will he see justice? God responds that justice is coming in the form of the Babylonians. This creates a dilemna for Habakkuk because the people God is using to exercise justice are more wicked than the people they are punishing. God responds by letting Habakkuk know that He has a plan for the Babylonians as well.
We get the phrase, the righteous (just) will live by his faith in Habakkuk (2.4). There are times when injustice surrounds us and things don’t make sense to us — that is when we demonstrate where our faith is truly placed.
Habakkuk ends by stating “Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will be joyful in God my Savior. The Sovereign LORD is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to go on the heights.” (Hab 3:17-19 NIV)
Basically, no matter how bad it gets I will continue to rejoice in the Lord and be joful in Him. He gives me the strength and ability to rise above it all.
May we, may I, continue to rejoice in the Lord no matter what goes down and rise above it all in Him.
Habakkuk is the only book of the prophets that starts out by approaching God. He has a question for God–when will he see justice? God responds that justice is coming in the form of the Babylonians. This creates a dilemna for Habakkuk because the people God is using to exercise justice are more wicked than the people they are punishing. God responds by letting Habakkuk know that He has a plan for the Babylonians as well.
We get the phrase “the righteous (just) will live by his faith” in Habakkuk (2.4). There are times when injustice surrounds us and things don’t make sense to us — that is when we demonstrate where our faith is truly placed.
Habakkuk ends by stating “Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will be joyful in God my Savior. The Sovereign LORD is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to go on the heights.” (Hab 3:17-19 NIV)
Basically, no matter how bad it gets I will continue to rejoice in the Lord and be joful in Him. He gives me the strength and ability to rise above it all.
May we, may I, continue to rejoice in the Lord no matter what goes down and rise above it all in Him.