Let Us Hear

Let's face it, at times our hearing isn't so sharp! Sure, the problem may be something physical but other times we're just not positioned to hear what we need to hear. The prophet Habakkuk said, "I will take my stand at my watchpost and station myself on the tower and look out to see what He will say to me, and what I will answer concerning my complaint." (Habakkuk 2:1). The prophet was troubled that God would use a [more] wicked nation (Babylon) to judge Israel's (Judah's) own wickedness. Habakkuk couldn't see the justice in that! As we look around us [even] today, injustice is deafening. We neither comprehend nor understand the senseless actions and policies of rulers and governments in the midst of human suffering. God is sensitive to our hearts as He was to Habakkuk's: "And the LORD answered me: 'Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so he may run who reads it. For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end - it will not lie. If it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay ... the righteous shall live by his faith!'" (Verses 2-4). A genuine, deep and abiding faith brings Believers to feel so certain of God no matter how dark things appear, there is no doubt. Such faith assures us of The Sovereign God Who knows the end before the beginning and everything in-between as well as how He plans to accomplish His purpose. And, where did Habakkuk hear this profound answer from the LORD? As he spiritually positioned himself to hear The LORD speak. In these times when chaos and suffering drown-out so much, do not let the voice of God be muted: like Habakkuk, take your position - assume your post to hear what The Lord will answer. He speaks ... let us hear.