Habakkuk 2

God tells Habakkuk to write down the vision. Make it plain. Put it on tablets so people running past can read it. Because it’s coming. Not yet. But it’s coming.
And then: wait for it.

That instruction, wait for it, is one of the more demanding things God says in Scripture. Not because waiting is passive. But because waiting requires trusting the character of the one you’re waiting on. The vision will not prove false. It will not be late. It’s already determined. You just can’t see it yet.

Habakkuk 2 also contains a series of woes against the Babylonians themselves. The instrument God is using to bring judgment is not exempt from judgment. Woe to those who build by unjust gain. Woe to those who build a city with bloodshed. The very empire being used to execute justice will itself be held accountable.

God’s use of something doesn’t mean God’s endorsement of it. He works through imperfect instruments. He also holds those instruments responsible.

I’ve had to separate those two things. God can use a broken situation, a flawed leader, a painful season, without that brokenness being approved. He works through it. He doesn’t overlook it.