Habakkuk responds to God’s mighty and impending judgement in a prayerful song.
Sarah started this episode by dropping the Jaffa cake bomb into the biscuit debate. For those in America, this decidedly cake-like, delicious treat has snuck into the biscuit aisles of supermarkets all over the UK, but there are many who reject it’s biscuit claim! Alongside biscuit things, we announced that there will an ‘Ask Us Anything’ episode in a couple weeks, so please do wing your questions to us via email/ instagram/ Facebook (details below).
Habakkuk conversations were anchored in chapter three this week, as we considered our mighty, awesome God and the terrifying judgement He brings. It is a song, or a poem, and the language and imagery is powerful. It - rightly - makes us tremble at the thought of God in his power. Habakkuk prays that God would make his actions known, both in wrath and mercy.
Wonderfully, in v12-13, we get a picture of ‘threshing’ judgement and merciful deliverance of God’s people through the deliverance of His king. This side of the cross, we know that salvation through Jesus, and so we can long for God to come and deal with injustice. We will be brought through the necessary judgement, and are safe in Christ. And so we can wait, with Habakkuk, for God to act on that final day of calamity.
Our hearts were challenged as to whether we really do want justice to come, and whether we echo Habakkuk in his genuine concern and cry. Often we feel more like the Babylonians than Habakkuk, and we were reminded of the unchanging reality of who we are in Christ as we seek to wait well on God. Habakkuk models enduring faith, as he waits on God, and so we watch him, hear what he is hearing and want to wait in the same way. And wonderfully we wait without fear because of Jesus.
Useful Resources
- Felicity found this podcast of Nancy Guthrie speaking with David Helm about Habakkuk really helpful. The whole series, in which she speaks to different bible teachers about different books, is excellent.
- This sermon series from Andrew Sach is also helpful, and definitely thought provoking as Andrew presents a NT perspective on Habakkuk and his waiting.
Tea and Biscuit Footnotes
• Sarah was eating a Jaffa Cake, Felicity was eating a homemade chocolate biscuit and both were sipping hot beverages.
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