#soap #private #habakkuk #habakkuk01 ## Title: Look and See the Lord ## Scripture: (Habakkuk 1:5) “Look at the nations and pay attention! You will be shocked and amazed! For I will do something in your lifetime that you will not believe even though you are forewarned. (NET) ## Observation: In today’s passage, the Lord is telling the prophet that if he will look around, he would be able to see God moving. Many times we think of something like this and look to the amazing sunrise or the majestic sunset. We see the way the tide of the oceans move with the moon or the life all around us and realize there must be a God. However, in this passage, the prophet is told to also look at the bad things happening and notice God is moving. We do not often think about this, but there is truth to be found. God does not only move through beautiful miracles. He also moves through difficult circumstances. This is not to say God is the author of evil, because He is not. Evil is the privation of good. But, that does not stop God from being able to still use it to accomplish His ultimate will. If you do not believe this, ask a mother. She will tell you she probably hated the moment of delivering her baby, but would do it again to have the resulting baby. Many times, it is just on the other side of a difficult season that we find God’s greatest gifts. ## Application: Reframe how you see difficulties today. See them as a vehicle God may be using to do something amazing in your life. ## Prayer: Thank You, Jesus, for using all things for our good.