When We Ask "Why?" A Jesus Answers "How!": A Study In Habakkuk
What began with “Why?,” ended with worship. What began with “God, you owe me an explanation!!,” ended with rejoicing, peace and perspective. What caused the change? Why the shift in Habakkuk’s thinking? Was it because God succumbed to the demands of explanation? Was it because God was intimidated by the frustration of His prophet? Actually, neither of those took place, and they never will. God trembles at nothing! But what did occur was a conversation between a hurting prophet and a hearing God. It was not the answer which brought Habakkuk peace, it was the conversation. It was not the change of circumstances which brought Habakkuk joy, it was the reality of God’s presence. Habakkuk is a study in questions of uncertainty and confusion even more relevant today than the latest stock market quotes. Habakkuk is a man for our time because he found peace with God in the greatest turmoil in the history of his nation. Habakkuk reminds us that when we demand God explain “Why?!?” we should tune our ears to hear His “How.”
What began with “Why?,” ended with worship. What began with “God, you owe me an explanation!!,” ended with rejoicing, peace and perspective. What caused the change? Why the shift in Habakkuk’s thinking? Was it because God succumbed to the demands of explanation? Was it because God was intimidated by the frustration of His prophet? Actually, neither of those took place, and they never will. God trembles at nothing! But what did occur was a conversation between a hurting prophet and a hearing God. It was not the answer which brought Habakkuk peace, it was the conversation. It was not the change of circumstances which brought Habakkuk joy, it was the reality of God’s presence. Habakkuk is a study in questions of uncertainty and confusion even more relevant today than the latest stock market quotes. Habakkuk is a man for our time because he found peace with God in the greatest turmoil in the history of his nation. Habakkuk reminds us that when we demand God explain “Why?!?” we should tune our ears to hear His “How.”
What began with “Why?,” ended with worship. What began with “God, you owe me an explanation!!,” ended with rejoicing, peace and perspective. What caused the change? Why the shift in Habakkuk’s thinking? Was it because God succumbed to the demands of explanation? Was it because God was intimidated by the frustration of His prophet? Actually, neither of those took place, and they never will. God trembles at nothing! But what did occur was a conversation between a hurting prophet and a hearing God. It was not the answer which brought Habakkuk peace, it was the conversation. It was not the change of circumstances which brought Habakkuk joy, it was the reality of God’s presence. Habakkuk is a study in questions of uncertainty and confusion even more relevant today than the latest stock market quotes. Habakkuk is a man for our time because he found peace with God in the greatest turmoil in the history of his nation. Habakkuk reminds us that when we demand God explain “Why?!?” we should tune our ears to hear His “How.”