Devotionals August 8 – Sept 7, 2021: Habakkuk’s Lesson: Trust in Our God

Habakkuk is the eighth book of the minor prophets and is mostly written as a conversation between God and his servant Habakkuk. The book begins immediately with the prophet’s sad and angry evaluation of the state of Judah around him. He sees God’s chosen people behaving in wicked ways. He sees violence, greed, and injustice happening in the nation. He has been crying out to God asking for help, but God isn’t answering him—or so he thinks. Habakkuk wonders why God seems to be turning a blind eye...