The best thing about this book is that Habakkuk takes his worries directly to God. He was not getting why the world seemed upside down and that the wicked were prevailing. The Lord is coming and He has a grand plan...He has it all under control even when we can't see it. Ever felt like that with local or federal government?
I never knew that "The Just (righteous) shall live by faith" was from Habakkuk! It is quoted 3 times in the New Testament and I thought Paul originated it!!!! Nice little pearl I got from what I thought was an obscure prophet.
Faith IS HARD when things don't seem to be going right and everything is crumbling all around us....but the wicked will not win....we know the end of the story.....2:14 says
But the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD
as the waters cover the sea.
God does what He says He is going to do. Babylon is proud and trusts in her own strength. What happens when we trust in something other than God?
Look what comes up from the depths of the sea.
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I see we like the same verse: 2:14 "For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea>' That is such a happy sounding verse....
ReplyDeleteEven though times seemed kinda hopeless and not good, habakkuk had faith....3:19 "The Lord god is my strength, he will make my feet like deer's feet, and he will make me walk on my high hills."
Habakkuk put his faith and trust in God....even when he did not understand...