Today’s Thought “Renewed Commitment” G. Ward

Habakkuk 3

² Lord, I have heard the report about You, and I was afraid.
Lord, revive Your work in the midst of the years, In the midst of the years make it known. In anger remember mercy.

 

This prophet’s early disillusionment in/with Holy God’s judgment was/is comparable to our own for today. Particularly when our ideas in how the Almighty works has enabled Christ’s redemption for our transgressions brought us joy and abundantly so. Habakkuk would lament, recalling a time whereby the moral climate was re-established among God’s own, by King Josiah and soon after he would die, believers would shrink back unto great reprobation and whenever there’s been that in predominance JUDGMENT is imminent. Habakkuk would hear of God’s proposed captivity for His own and plead for mercy. Ultimately and because chapter 3’s prayer was sincerely reverent, he would recognize that even if everything around him would capsize (due to such obstinance/rebellion from those knowing better, but not slowing down well enough to perceive God’s righteousness), he (the prophet) would still rejoice.

We must also remember, the same God then, still reigns and HIS report is still searchable (*John 12:35-36).