Be
Astonished!
Be
Astounded!
The oracle that the prophet Habakkuk saw.
O
LORD, how long shall I cry for help, and you will not
listen? Or cry to you “Violence!” and you will not save? Why do you make me see
wrongdoing and look at trouble? Destruction and violence are before me; strife
and contention arise. So the law becomes slack and justice never prevails. The
wicked surround the righteous – therefore judgment comes from perverted.
Look
at the nations, and see! Be astonished! Be astounded! For a work is being done
in your days that you would not believe if you were told.
Habakkuk 1:1-5
God
warned the Israelites that He would turn away from them if they turned to evil.
They did, and He did.
God’s
response to His confused prophet indicates that even when evil obscures the
face of God, our inability to see Him does not mean He is uninvolved.
When
world events cause you to despair, read the Scriptures. The end of the story
has been written by our holy God. Evil will not prevail.
Don’t despair because
of evil;
God will have the last
word.
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