Visionary Womanhood

“The Just Shall Live by Faith”

“God says, ‘Habakkuk, you want to know how I, as a holy God, can use evil to accomplish good. Even if I chose to explain to you how I do that, you could not comprehend it.

Habakkuk, you must realize that you are one person living in one place and one point in time, and even if I chose to reveal to you my all-inclusive, overarching plan for the entire universe, you could not understand it. You are finite. But Habakkuk, you can believe that I understand how it all fits together.

Habakkuk, you don’t know what I am doing, but Habakkuk, you can believe that I know what I am doing. Even though you don’t understand how good can come of this, you can believe that I understand how I am using all of this for your good. The just shall live by faith.‘”

Excerpt taken from Be Still My Soul: Embracing God’s Purpose and Provision in Suffering – 25 Classic and Contemporary Readings on the Problem of Pain. Edited by Nancy Guthrie