Habakkuk 1-3; Psalm 146
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Habakkuk is an interesting little book that, like most of the Minor
Prophets, can be easily read in one day.
It is unlike other minor prophet books in that it is not telling us what
Habakkuk is saying to any nation.
Instead it is a conversation between Habakkuk and God, which I think is
pretty cool.
First of all Habakkuk complains to God that He hasn’t acted
yet. He says that there is more
wicked than good going on and asks God how long before He does something. God tells him that He’s coming to judge
them and He’s going to use the Babylonians to do it. Habakkuk again questions God – You are going to send the Babylonians? They are even worse! Then Habakkuk braces himself waiting for God to rebuke him
for questioning Him. God doesn’t
rebuke, however, He explains to Habakkuk that even though it looks like the
wicked are winning for a time, they will be judged as well.
Then my favorite chapter – chapter 3 – is Habakkuk’s prayer. God has helped him see how terrible
God’s judgment can be so now instead of asking God why He has not acted,
Habakkuk prays that in God’s wrath He will remember mercy. He prays for God’s fame to be renewed
in their day. He says that even
through the midst of this calamity coming, “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.”
I think God tells us it is okay to question Him sometimes. He knows we’re not going to understand
everything that happens and everything He does or does not do. We can go to Him and ask. We will never fully understand His
ways, but He will give us what we need so that in the midst of any calamity we
can still find joy and strength in the Lord. He can lift us up above it all.
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