Stand to be Corrected
“I will take my stand at my watch post and station myself on the tower, and look out to see what he will say to me, and what I will answer concerning my complaint.” Habakkuk 2:1 (ESV) Habakkuk says “What I will answer when He corrects me.” He says, essentially, “I am waiting to see what He will say to me, and what I will answer.” That means he already understands that God may have something to say back to him. And perhaps that's part of what makes his posture so different from ours sometimes. We bring God our complaint with an answer already formed in our minds. Habakkuk brings God his complaint with the willingness to receive an answer that may change him. I find this convicting because I don’t often wait for God’s reply to my questions or complaints. Nor do I often present them with a positive attitude or a willing heart, waiting to be corrected. Habakkuk was genuinely questioning God’s plan because he didn’t understand what God was doing, but he knew God had the answers to his ...