Core Truth: “Habakkuk provides us with one of the most remarkable sections in all of Scripture – an extended dialogue between God and one of His prophets. Habakkuk initiated this conversation because of his distress about God’s seeming inaction in the world. He wanted to see God do something more, particularly in the area of bringing justice to evildoers.” (The Swindoll Study Bible)
Scripture: Habakkuk 1:1-4
This is the message that the prophet Habakkuk received in a vision. ‘How long, O Lord, must I call for help? But You do not listen! Violence is everywhere! I cry, but You do not come to save. Must I forever see these evil deeds? Why must I watch all this misery? Wherever I look, I see destruction and violence. I am surrounded by people who love to argue and fight. The law has become paralyzed, and there is no justice in the courts. The wicked far outnumber the righteous so that justice has become perverted.’