Read Today's Passage
"... in wrath remember mercy."
Here we see God as a wrathful God, ready, willing and able to enact His justice against those who have incurred it. Again, in reading one of the minor prophets I am at the same time in awe and grateful that the God I serve is so majestic and perfect that His justice has to be enacted against sin. It is quite interesting to see God's wrath put on display here.
"The Sovereign Lord is my strength..."
Showing posts with label Habakkuk. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Habakkuk. Show all posts
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Friday, October 17, 2008
Habakkuk Chapter Two
Read Today's Passage
Have you ever stopped and considered that Israel became the same thing to other countries that Egypt had been to them? Think about it. Here God tells Habakkuk that the other nations will be coming against them, essentially wanting back what Israel had taken. Israel became the new Egypt, and now it was time for God to put them back in their place for not living as He had directed.
The language in verse 15 and 16 is quite raw. Whom did Israel get drunk to see the exposed body? Was it real people or is this a word picture? Probably a little bit of both!
And how many idols today do we truly put our faith in? Waiting for another person, or an image, or money to come and bail us out? Where did our trust - where did Israel's trust - in God go? Why is it so difficult to follow a few basic commands and requests?
Have you ever stopped and considered that Israel became the same thing to other countries that Egypt had been to them? Think about it. Here God tells Habakkuk that the other nations will be coming against them, essentially wanting back what Israel had taken. Israel became the new Egypt, and now it was time for God to put them back in their place for not living as He had directed.
The language in verse 15 and 16 is quite raw. Whom did Israel get drunk to see the exposed body? Was it real people or is this a word picture? Probably a little bit of both!
And how many idols today do we truly put our faith in? Waiting for another person, or an image, or money to come and bail us out? Where did our trust - where did Israel's trust - in God go? Why is it so difficult to follow a few basic commands and requests?
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Habakkuk Chapter One
Read Today's Passage
There is something different about Habakkuk. Instead of a book full of just the oracles of God to (or against) His people, we get to see the conversation between Habakkuk and God. Habakkuk laments to God, and I feel like I am reading the Psalms when I read Habakkuk's first complaint. In fact, I am fairly certain that there is indeed some overlap. Was Habakkuk speaking merely from His heart or was there some intent to use David's writings in his complaint to God?
It also amazes me to see that God flat-out tells Habakkuk that He is going to use a godless people to carry out His plan. The Babylonians are actually going to be used by God, even though they are not God-fearing people! Kind of ruins the cliche of "God can't steer a parked car" doesn't it?
And I have to say that I love verse 13. "Your eyes are too pure to look upon evil..." That is the type of God that I want to serve. One whose perfection is all-encompassing. Not an imperfect God who stumbles just as much as I do.
There is something different about Habakkuk. Instead of a book full of just the oracles of God to (or against) His people, we get to see the conversation between Habakkuk and God. Habakkuk laments to God, and I feel like I am reading the Psalms when I read Habakkuk's first complaint. In fact, I am fairly certain that there is indeed some overlap. Was Habakkuk speaking merely from His heart or was there some intent to use David's writings in his complaint to God?
It also amazes me to see that God flat-out tells Habakkuk that He is going to use a godless people to carry out His plan. The Babylonians are actually going to be used by God, even though they are not God-fearing people! Kind of ruins the cliche of "God can't steer a parked car" doesn't it?
And I have to say that I love verse 13. "Your eyes are too pure to look upon evil..." That is the type of God that I want to serve. One whose perfection is all-encompassing. Not an imperfect God who stumbles just as much as I do.
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