Habakkuk reminds us that we do not always know what God is doing, but we do know He is always doing something, because God’s plans are beyond our understanding. Though men intend evil, God is Sovereign over it and directs it for our good and His glory, and not one act of evil will ultimately go unpunished. When life doesn’t make sense, we must trust God’s Sovereignty and His Goodness, approaching Him with the humility to say, “I’ll shut my mouth and listen,” knowing that He is working even when we cannot see how. Habakkuk stood at the watchpost awaiting an answer, but we stand at the cross, where God has already spoken Salvation—and because of the cross, we know the end of the story.
