Day 166: The Moment We Are In Does not Change the Mission We Are On

Today we read Isaiah 20-21 and Habakkuk 1-3. Today we learn more from a prophet of God in the Babylonian exile, Habakkuk who initially brings a complaint to God regarding what seemed to him like injustice. God responds but Habakkuk didn't accept the answer so he told God he would wait in the watch tower at the rampart. Bold. God responds again in a lengthy treatise which seems to capture the line of judgment against both Babylon and the Israelites in their empire-building idolatrous and unjust ways. God describes how the righteous rely on their faith and we read Habakkuk's heart change in his prayer. Even when facing calamity, the Babylonian take-over, he speaks of waiting patiently in awe of God's mercy. He puts His faith above fear and frustration. As the new Dean of the Talbot School of Theology at Biola University, Dr. Ed Stezer says, "The moment we are in (no matter how frustrating or fear-evoking) does not change the mission we are on." 

Resources

Mary Solomon and Bret Billings (2018). Habakkuk — Watchtower, Episode 58.  https://www.bemadiscipleship.com/58 

https://bibleproject.com/explore/video/habakkuk/ 

Credits

Podcast music by Stockaudios from Pixabay. Speaker, Dr. Rachel Bodell. Podcast Sound Engineer, Alan Darling. Podcast Artwork, Will Gerard.