Written at a time when the power of Assyria is about to be eclipsed by the Babylonian Empire, the Book of Habakkuk points to the sovereignty of God. Babylon will punish Assyria and, in turn, be punished at a later time. When the people of Judah wonder how God can use such powerful, ungodly nations to fulfill His plan, Habakkuk responds to the question in a beautiful way. We know that the mind of God is not something we can entirely understand. But God has revealed Himself to us in a way that calls us to trust in Him. Habakkuk reminds us of that in Habakkuk 2:4, “the righteous shall live by his faith.” We are a people who can have faith in God. He has shown Himself in history to be a God who is trustworthy. This beautiful passage is quoted three times in the New Testament. Romans 1:17, Galatians 3:11, and Hebrews 10:38 all call us to place our faith in God and live as His people in this world. We may not know everything about the mind of God, but we know more than we can fathom. God is faithful. Trust Him.
| Date | Reading |
| August 24 | Lamentations 2 |
| August 25 | Lamentations 3 |
| August 26 | Lamentations 4 |
| August 27 | Lamentations 5 |
| August 28 | Habakkuk 1:1-11 |
| August 29 | Habakkuk 1:12-2:20 |
| August 30 | Habakkuk 3 |
| August 31 | Daniel 1 |