December 20, 2025 3:00 am
Habakkuk, a sensitive prophet, grappled with God's allowance of rampant sin in Judah, prompting him to ask 'Why?' and 'How?' God's response revealed a plan to use the Babylonians to punish the Jews, but also to ultimately judge Babylon's sins. Habakkuk's concern turned to his people's spiritual well-being, and he prayed for God to revive his work, ultimately submitting to God's sovereign control and rejoicing in the Lord.
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Welcome to the Days of Praise podcast, a daily devotional by the Institute for Creation Research. Keep alive thy work. O Lord, I have heard thy speech and was afraid. O Lord, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known. In wrath remember mercy.
Habakkuk 3.2 Habakkuk had long been grieved by the apostasy and injustice in Judah. A sensitive man who trusted God completely, he could not understand why God allowed such rampant sin to go unpunished. Knowing God must have reason for his actions, he asked in faith the question, Why? In love, God honors Habakkuk's sincere question, but the answer cost him even greater concern. For lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, which shall march through the breadth of the land to possess the dwelling places that are not theirs.
God intended to use the vicious Babylonians to punish his chosen people. This prompted the prophet's second question. How? How could God use such an evil people to punish the Jews? God patiently explained that Israel's sins merited captivity and furthermore that Babylon's sins would eventually be punished also Once Habakkuk knew God plan he did not dispute it Rather his concern turned to his people Soon to be in captivity he was afraid they would lose all knowledge of God in a heathen culture, and he prayed, O Lord, revive thy work.
This concern was answered by a majestic appearance of the pre-incarnate Christ, through which Habakkuk understood that God would indeed judge his enemies and deliver his people. Habakkuk's final response? Total submission to God's sovereign control over all things. He claims that in spite of these overwhelming problems, yet I will rejoice in the Lord. I will joy in the God of my salvation.
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