Good Morning Friends,
“How long, O LORD, must I call for help, but
you do not listen? Or cry out to you, ‘Violence!’ but you do not save? Why do you
make me look at injustice? Why do you tolerate wrong? Destruction and violence
are before me; there is strife, and conflict abounds. Therefore the law is paralyzed,
and justice never prevails. The wicked hem in the righteous, so that justice is
perverted. ‘Look at the nations and watch -- and be utterly amazed. For I am
going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were
told.’” (Habakkuk 1:2-5)
Why doesn’t God answer the moment we cry out
for help?
Things were bad in Judah during Habakkuk’s
days. There were still a few righteous people, like this prophet. When he cried
out to God, asking that He do something, why didn’t God respond?
It certainly wasn’t because God didn’t care
about what was going on among His people. It certainly wasn’t because God
couldn’t act, because His hands were tied. It wasn’t because He didn’t know
what to do.
God didn’t respond because the time wasn’t
right.
Perhaps He was waiting in patience giving Judah
additional time to repent. Perhaps it was because His plan took time to develop
among those He would use to accomplish it. God doesn’t work on our time
schedule. God works on His own time schedule, a schedule that is right and
perfect, worth waiting for.
Habakkuk’s request did not go unheard. When
the time was right God would respond. He promised to act in ways that would
shock Habakkuk, “you would not believe, even if you were told.”
Be patient and wait for God. You’ll be
surprised by how He marvelously acts!
His, by Grace,
Steve
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