Our Only Hope

Have you ever been so frustrated with the state of things that you’ve turned off the news, pushed the paper aside and just agonized “Why are things so bad?” That is the sentiment of Habakkuk who is tired of seeing the outbreak of international hostilities, marriages shattered, life savings become worthless or stolen, young people making horrible life choices, political corruption, and moral bankruptcy in society. Can’t you hear the agony in his words?

“Lord, how long do I have to call out for help? Why don’t you listen to me? How long must I keep telling you that things are terrible? Why don’t you save us? Why do you make me watch while people treat others so unfairly? Why do you put up with the wrong things they are doing?
I have to look at death. People are harming others. They are arguing and fighting all the time.
The law can’t do what it’s supposed to do. Fairness never comes out on top. Sinful people surround those who do what is right. So people are never treated fairly.”  Habakkuk 1—4 (New International Version)

Whoever said that the Bible is not relevant has never read Habakkuk. His words are so relevant we can almost think he lives next door, or works in the cubicle next to us. But there is one thing that separates him from most of those around us—his conviction that the Lord is in charge and that only He can make things right.

Be like Habakkuk, get frustrated with sin but remember your hope. Never hinder yourself from feeling the frustration caused by a sinful world for it is only then that we truly long for our Savior God and His ultimate salvation—‘thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

Remember to read Habakkuk as you go through the week.