HABAKKUK!!!

Did you know that Habakkuk is a kick-butt book of the Bible!?!?

Cloaked in it's way-back-then-language is the awesome and relief-giving message that God has a plan!!! Habakkuk felt angry and confused that godlessness and injustice seemed to prevail, but God reminded him that He was and always is in control. Check out my summary of the book and its message below:

Habakkuk's Complaint:
"How long, O Lord, must I call for help, but you do not listen?... Why do you make me look at injustice? Why do you tolerate wrong?... there is strife, and conflict abounds... justice never prevails... Your eyes are too pure to look on evil; you cannot tolerate wrong. Why then do you tolerate the treacherous? Why are you silent while the wicked swallow up those more righteous than themselves?"
(parts of Hab 1:2-4, 13)

The Lord's Answer:
"Look at the nations and watch - and be utterly amazed. For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told."
(Hab 1:5)

Habakkuk:
I will stand at my watch... I will look to see what he will say to me."
(part of Hab 2:1)

The Lord:
"The earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea... the Lord is in His holy temple; let all the earth be silent before him."
(Hab 2:14, 20)

Habakkuk:
"Lord, I have heard of your fame; I stand in awe of your deeds, O Lord. Renew them in our day, in our time make them known... 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."
(Habakkuk 3:2, 17-19a)