Habakkuk 1:1-11
Try picking up a copy of pretty much any news paper, and take a look at the headlines. Does it inspire confidence and hope? I recall observing others in various settings reading their news paper and commenting or even debating what is reported. They would praise to political stance of the leader fighting corruption while hoping that something would change. They would recall times of rebellion that led to reform, but all too often what was once good took the slow slide to corruption. Why is it that most of what we see in the news is not inspiring or hopeful? News organizations like bad news, because bad news sells and bad news is the reality of what is seen in our world. We see the reports of murder, violence, embezzlement, greed, wars and impropriety. Yet as we look back through time, not much has changed. Habakkuk faced the same situation as he looked at his country. The king was evil and wicked (Jeremiah 23:13-19), and he led the nation down the same path. In the Old Testament book named after him, Habakkuk records his questions directed toward God that could still be echoed today. Habakkuk cries out from a heart of desperation asking if God answers prayer (2) and if God is going to act against the sin and corruption (3-4). God responds by giving hope and by reminding Habakkuk that He is sovereignly at work in unexpected ways (5-6). God offers hope to the desperate and discouraged and help from His unlimited sovereign resources. He has the end goal in mind not just the immediate fix. Often we may watch the news and read the newspaper and become distraught and discouraged over the rampant sin that surrounds us. The book of Habakkuk reminds us to embrace God and trust Him in all situations, even in the times that are seemingly hopeless. God does answer prayer. Keep praying. God is at work. Keep trusting Him.
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Try picking up a copy of pretty much any news paper, and take a look at the headlines. Does it inspire confidence and hope? I recall observing others in various settings reading their news paper and commenting or even debating what is reported. They would praise to political stance of the leader fighting corruption while hoping that something would change. They would recall times of rebellion that led to reform, but all too often what was once good took the slow slide to corruption. Why is it that most of what we see in the news is not inspiring or hopeful? News organizations like bad news, because bad news sells and bad news is the reality of what is seen in our world. We see the reports of murder, violence, embezzlement, greed, wars and impropriety. Yet as we look back through time, not much has changed. Habakkuk faced the same situation as he looked at his country. The king was evil and wicked (Jeremiah 23:13-19), and he led the nation down the same path. In the Old Testament book named after him, Habakkuk records his questions directed toward God that could still be echoed today. Habakkuk cries out from a heart of desperation asking if God answers prayer (2) and if God is going to act against the sin and corruption (3-4). God responds by giving hope and by reminding Habakkuk that He is sovereignly at work in unexpected ways (5-6). God offers hope to the desperate and discouraged and help from His unlimited sovereign resources. He has the end goal in mind not just the immediate fix. Often we may watch the news and read the newspaper and become distraught and discouraged over the rampant sin that surrounds us. The book of Habakkuk reminds us to embrace God and trust Him in all situations, even in the times that are seemingly hopeless. God does answer prayer. Keep praying. God is at work. Keep trusting Him.
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