This will be our last article dealing with Habakkuk. Remember that Habakkuk is different than the other books of prophecy. It is more like the book of Job in that Habakkuk is talking to God instead of an audience of people. He reaffirms his faith in God and His dealing with individuals and nations.
I believe that the most important part of the book is Habakkuk’s statement of faith in Habakkuk 3:1719, “Though the fig tree should not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines, the produce of the olive fail and the fields yield no food, the flock be cut off from the fold and there be no herd in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the LORD; I will take joy in the God of my salvation. GOD, the Lord, is my strength; he makes my feet like the deer’s; he makes me tread on my high places.”
No matter what happens Habakkuk’s faith in God does not waver. He may not understand why God allows bad things to happen; he will always accept it as being God’s will. Job did the same thing after all the bad things had happened to him. We read in Job 1:2022, “Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head and fell on the ground and worshiped. And he said, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.” In all this Job did not sin or charge God with wrong.
May we pray to have the faith of Job and Habakkuk. We do not have the right to doubt the love and wisdom of our Father in heaven. He causes all things to work together for our good.