Trust God anyway

6/8/11 Habakkuk 1-3; John 8

S: Habakkuk 3:17-18
Even though the fig trees have no blossoms,
and there are no grapes on the vines;
even though the olive crop fails,
and the fields lie empty and barren;
even though the flocks die in the fields,
yet I will rejoice in the Lord!
I will be joyful in the God of my salvation!

O: Habakkuk sees injustice all around him. The people of Israel had stopped following the LORD; evil people seemed to prosper.

So the LORD told him that He was sending the Assyrians to conquer Israel. Habakkuk was taken aback -- aren't the Assyrians even worse than the Israelites, after all?

But the LORD pointed out to him that the Assyrians will also get their comeuppance. Evil men have their own plans, and God may use them to achieve His ends, but they're still responsible for their actions.

So Habakkuk comes to this conclusion at the end.

A: God is on His throne, and it'll all work out eventually. So even if you are living in confusing circumstances -- even when God doesn't make sense -- God still is in control, and we can trust Him as He is all-powerful and loves us. He understands, even when we don't understand.

P: Father, when life gets crazy and we don't understand why bad things are happening, may we trust You anyway. In Jesus' name, amen.


ALLAH PEDULI (GOD CARES -- see English translation below)

Banyak perkara yang tak dapat ku mengerti
Mengapakah harus terjadi
Di dalam kehidupan ini
Suatu perkara yang ku simpan dalam hati
Tiada satupun kan terjadi tanpa Allah perduli

Allah mengerti
Allah peduli
Segala persoalan yg kita hadapi
Tak akan pernah di biarkanya ku bergumul sendiri
Sbab Allah mengerti

Allah mengerti
Allah peduli
Segala persoalan yg kita hadapi
Tak akan pernah di biarkanya ku bergumul sendiri
Sbab Allah Yesus ku mengerti

English translation:

There are many things that I don't understand
Why they should happen
In this life.
One thing that I keep in my heart:
Nothing happens without God's care.

God understands,
God cares
About all the questions we face.
We will not have to struggle on our own
Because God understands.

God understands,
God cares
About all the questions we face.
We will not have to struggle on our own
Because my God Jesus understands.