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John 10
I used to think that Jesus always spoke cryptically to the Jews, never clearly telling them who He was. I now know that isn’t at all true. There were many times when He told them quite plainly who He was. This chapter is a good example. Jesus flat out told them He was the Son of God. They just didn’t want to believe it. We, too, have been given the plain truth. However, it is still up to us to believe it or not.
Hab. 1-3
This short book is the prophet’s dialogue with God. What is Habakkuk’s complaint? What is God’s answer? How does Habakkuk conclude? What do you do when life doesn’t make sense? Habakkuk laid out a complaint before God because of the rampant wickedness throughout the land. We could easily make the same complaint today. And God’s response to Habakkuk still applies. He spoke of an end to wickedness when He would right all the wrong. At that time, the things people trust in that are not God will be their downfall. The catch is that there is an appointed time. God said of this end, “Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay.” (Hab. 2:3b).
So when God says that His judgment will not delay, He means that when the appointed time comes, it will happen swiftly. But what do we do while it lingers and wickedness seems to prevail? We do what Habakkuk did. “Yet I will wait patiently for the day of calamity to come”, and, “I will rejoice in the LORD, I will be joyful in God my Savior.” (From Hab. 3:16, 18). We should not focus on the evil. Instead, we should joyfully carry out the work God gave us to do and wait patiently for His appointed time. “But the righteous person will live by his faithfulness.” (Hab. 2:4b).