Saturday, October 10 You will not believe even if it is told to you.​—Hab. 1:5.

[Áine]

Saturday, October 10

You will not believe even if it is told to you.—Hab. 1:5.

 

After leaving his worries and concerns in Jehovah’s hands, Habakkuk may have wondered how Jehovah would react. As an empathetic and understanding Father, Jehovah did not rebuke him for his sincere complaint. God knew that it was a desperate cry of pain and sorrow. In words really aimed at the wayward Jews, Jehovah informed Habakkuk of what would happen in the near future. It could well be that Habakkuk was the first to whom Jehovah revealed that the end of that violent era was very near. Jehovah showed Habakkuk that He was ready to act. The punishment of that violent and wicked generation was imminent. By the expression “in your days,” Jehovah indicated that this judgment would definitely occur during the lifetime of the prophet or that of his contemporaries. Jehovah’s reply was not at all what Habakkuk expected. Was this the answer to his impatient cry? What Jehovah told him surely meant that suffering would increase for all of Judah. w18.11 15 ¶7-8

[Peak Pelka]

Wonderful text.

 

How Jehovah replied shows  that he is a time keeper and that he a God purposes and that he takes into consideration our feelings. He responded to Habakkuk in clear terms and still provided the  best reassurance to indicate that for the sufferings then Jehovah was going to provide a lasting solution although it may be difficult for humans to understand what Jehovah had to accomplish.