You talked back, and we heard.
- Why does God create people with mental illnesses?
- Why do so many people do good with bad results or do bad and are constantly blessed?
- If God is love, and God is good, then why does a good God allow suffering?
You talked back, and God heard you. Before you even asked the questions, almost a year ago, God led our worship planners to plan a series on the Minor Prophets. Somehow,God led us to the book of Habakkuk, which answers your questions directly.
Habakkuk has the same kinds of questions. Adam introduced them last week.
- Why is there so much injustice in the world?
- How can God allow evil people to prosper while good people suffer?
- Where is the God who is supposed to protect us and to take care of us?
- Where is the justice in this messed up world?
Even a prophet has doubts and questions. Perhaps, it’s the prophets especially who voice the questions and doubts. Maybe they are the honest ones who say what everyone is thinking and feeling.
It’s time for you to get a little prophetic. In your bulletin, you’ll find a piece of black paper. On this paper, write down your biggest doubts and questions about our world. How is our world unjust? What bothers you the most about our world? When you think abou the global situation or your personal life situation, what makes you really angry? Write it down. I’m not going to ask you to read it to anyone or to talk to anyone. The paper is black so that even your neighbor or your spouse can’t read what you’re writing. Be completely honest. Use all caps and explanation points and curse words if you want. No one will see it.
OK, go ahead and write.
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Now, hold on to that paper and that doubt for a few minutes as we turn to Habakkuk. He asked God his questions. He shouted at God, and then God answered. Today, we’re going to read Habakkuk 2, which gives us God’s longest answer to Habakkuk. We’ll start where Adam left off last week.
