But God, Why? Day 3 Holy versus unholy. Read Habakkuk chapter 1, focusing on verses 12-13. Habakkuk is speaking again and this time he brings his complaint to God that God is holy, and all the people around are not. Habakkuk doesn’t understand why God in his holiness is allowing all of the people who are not holy to continue to stand. As we look around the world, we could make the same argument that Habakkuk is making. God is still holy and all the people around him are not. How does God continue to allow these things to stand? While these are questions that we will continue to ask,…

But God, why? Day 2 God does things that we can’t believe and wouldn’t understand. Read Habakkuk chapter 1, focusing on versus 5 through 11. Habakkuk had asked the question. He didn’t understand why God was allowing the evil things in the world to continue. He didn’t understand why wrongdoers seemed to be left unchecked and were flourishing and prospering. He asked the question and God answered him. The answer was probably not what anyone would have expected. You see, God explained that he himself was making the Babylonians successful. He himself was allowing them to increase and overpower other nations. God was using the Babylonians to bring about judgment…