Habakkuk 1 - 3 (20th August) - Li Juan

Habakkuk is a man of great faith. He questioned God about the rampant injustice which was taking place. When God told him that He is sending the Babylonians next, he thinks that it is even more unfair to the people with this group of ruthless Babylonians. Yet, God said that His plans have to come to pass, but “the righteous will live by his faith” (Hab 2:5). Similarly, this is also being mentioned in (Romans 1:17) and (Galatians 3:11). Indeed, faith should form the fundamentals of our lives, the basis we live by, the golden rule we hold on to.

Lastly, God told Habakkuk that the Babylonians will be punished eventually, and God’s people will see justice. We first have to acknowledge that God holds the whole world in His hands. He carries out His plans according to His timing and reasons. What Habakkuk sees (and what we see in our own lives) is just a small part of His great mighty plan. We can never comprehend the big picture, thus we can only live by faith to believe that God has the best for us, and it will be revealed eventually. Holding on to this hope, Habakkuk found his joy once again after losing the hope in the world.

An analogy: Just like how a snail can never understand how a human mind functions, we can never know how God works too. Faith is the only solution. =)