New Every Morning
“…yet I will celebrate in the Lord; I will rejoice in the God of my salvation!” (Habakkuk 3:18) After God shows Habakkuk the looming “day of distress,” this is the prophet’s response. Up to this point, to me at least, the greatest selling point of this little book of the Bible has been its authenticity. […]
Remember Mercy
“Lord, I have heard the report about you; Lord, I stand in awe of your deeds. Revive your work in these years; make it known in these years. In your wrath remember mercy!” (Habakkuk 3:2) When God revealed His plans to Habakkuk, the prophet falls to his knees in the fear and awe of the […]
Wait, What?!
“O Lord, are you not from everlasting? My God, my Holy One, we will not die. O Lord, you have appointed them to execute judgment; O Rock, you have ordained them to punish.” (Habakkuk 1:12) When the prophet Habakkuk complained to God about the wickedness of Judah – and God’s seeming indifference – God’s response […]
God, Where Are You?
“How long, Lord, must I call for help and you do not listen or cry out to you about violence and you do not save?” (Habakkuk 1:2) Where is God when bad things happen? That’s a question we usually try to avoid or are afraid to ask. But we all ask it. The Old Testament […]
