Series: Teach Us to Pray: Lessons from Old Testament Prayers 

Scripture: Habakkuk 3:1-19 

Speaker: Pastor David Hallett

Things are crazy these days. Every day we hear about natural disasters like earthquakes, floods, or tornados. Someone is arrested for committing a horrible crime. The job market is uncertain, housing is too expensive, tariffs may bring a recession. There seems to be no end in sight. The prophet Habakkuk lived in similar times of tumult and injustice. Why do the wicked prosper? Where is their punishment? Why isn’t God doing anything about it? These questions are not new. Out of despair and exasperation, Habakkuk called out to God with these questions and complaints. When he was confronted with the majesty and faithfulness of God, his complaints turned to a prayer of faith and trust. Three times in the New Testament Habakkuk 2:4 is quoted “the just shall live by faith.” Faith is necessary for salvation but it is also an abiding need for believers when we see the world around us. Truly, the just shall live by faith.