I was recently reading through the book of Habakkuk. If you have never had the chance to read through that book, I would encourage you to do so. It’s a short book, just a few chapters, but it has tremendous insight into the power and glory of God. Habakkuk is considered to be a minor prophet and is believed to have lived in Jerusalem where he was prophesying around 612 BC. We really don’t have a lot of information about the prophet other than the times he is mentioned in this book, and some Jewish tradition. As I read through this book, I was struck by the first 5 verses:
How long, Lord, must I call for help, but you do not listen? Or cry out to you, “Violence!” but you do not save?
3 Why do you make me look at injustice? Why do you tolerate wrongdoing? Destruction and violence are before me; there is strife, and conflict abounds.
4 Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never prevails. The wicked hem in the righteous, so that justice is perverted.
The Lord’s Answer
5 “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.
HABAKKUK 1:1-5
Does this sound familiar? Do his questions resonate with you? Have you ever questioned God the way that Habakkuk is doing here? I believe we all can relate and share in the confusion and even stress that seemed to be voiced.
I underlined the part of those five verses that hit me the hardest. Habakkuk was crying out to God for some clarity in the midst of all that was going on, and God simply points out that He is going to do something that Habakkuk and the people wouldn’t even believe if He pulled out the plans and showed them what was going to happen!
As we make our way through each new day right now, we are confronted with new possibilities and new fears, but the truth is that we don’t need to be afraid. We don’t need to be afraid because we can trust that God is up to something amazing! God is doing something that we wouldn’t believe even if He told us!
