Habakkuk embrace

This is a conversation between Habakkuk and the Lord dealing with the problem of evil. The prophet asked why evil men prosper. The Lord said He was blessing the evil Babylonians to make them strong enough to defeat the seriously evil Assyrians.

Habakkuk asked why the Lord would use evil Babylon against Judah. Aren’t they His own people? The Lord’s response— men reap what they sow. Those who do evil will eventually have evil done to them. The Lord was not ignoring the evil in the world. He was using it to carry out His righteous judgments. Habakkuk finally understood and accepted the Lord’s sovereignty over the nations. The Lord is his joy and his strength.