September 24, 2023 • Courtney Harkness • Habakkuk 3:2
You’re frustrated when things happen outside of your control…
You’re caught off guard by God’s unexpected answer to your questions…
But when you discover that God’s ultimate plan is greater than your immediate preference, then maybe the only response left is simple:
Worship.
The Right Answer to all the Wrong Questions
September 17, 2023 • Courtney Harkness • Habakkuk 2:13–14
The prophet Habakkuk was fruuuustrated.
He was growing tired and weary as wickedness in the earth increased - especially amongst God’s people.
Or course, you know what that’s like. Just turn on the news. 😕
Even in the church, we see some of the same corruption that you would expect to only find in the world! Somebody needs to do something about it…
So Habakkuk turns that complaint to God and asks Him directly, “Why won’t you do something?”
And the Lord responds, in so many words, “I am doing something!”
God, Why Won’t You Do Something?
September 10, 2023 • Courtney Harkness • Habakkuk 1:2–4
If you had a private audience with God, what would you ask Him?
Would your questions focus on satisfying your own will?
Or would you seek to understand God’s ways?
The book of Habakkuk offers the intriguing narrative of a peculiar prophet. The prophet role is generally meant to communicate God’s answers to the people - but instead, Habakkuk has his own questions for the Lord. How do you reconcile a fallen, wicked world with a good and powerful Creator? And why must we deal with all the problems of this world if God can just solve them?
For many, just like the prophet Habakkuk, our faith is resting delicately on our fragile expectations for the Lord. But soon enough, we’ll discover that God’s perfect will considers so much more than just our tiny perspective.
