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Habakkuk is
a most interesting book. In its most
basic premise, it is a conversation between a faithful man and his God. Habakkuk has questions for God, so he takes
the to God. God does him the favor of
answering.
Habakkuk’s
first question is straightforward. Habakkuk
looks around him and sees people abusing one another. There is physical violence. There is plotting and scheming to take what
someone else has. Conflict is just about
everywhere in society. I can’t say that
I disagree with him.
Habakkuk’s
conclusion is also common. When evil
reigns, it flaunts itself in the presence of good. When evil abounds, it makes righteousness
seem impotent. When everyone is doing
evil and nobody seems to be suffering consequences, it spreads. How can God tolerate this?
God’s reply
is also classic God. God’s perspective
is not the present but the eternal. God
desires to let human beings show their heart.
He wants us to see ourselves for who we are. He knows us, He wants us to know ourselves as
well as He knows us. He gives evil time
to show its ugly head before He comes in with judgment. He wants to see the root of the evil before
He comes in and cuts the head off the snake.
God is going to bring in the Babylonians to execute His judgment once sin
has come to its full head.
God’s ways
are often hard to understand. From our
temporary perspective, God sometimes seems indifferent or uncaring. He seems slow to move and even slower to
judge. From God’s perspective, though,
He knows what He is doing. The only way
to get to the truth of humanity is to allow our sinfulness to fester and fully
expose itself. Then we can see who we
truly are, not just who we let the world see in the light.
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