Waxing on Getting There

Fret not yourself because of evildoers; be not envious of wrongdoers! For they will soon fade like the grass and wither like the green herb. Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness. Delight yourself in the Lord,and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act. He will bring forth your righteousness as the light,and your justice as the noonday. Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way,over the man who carries out evil devices! (Psalm 37:1-7)

I listened to 3 messages from one of my favorite speakers today...Ravi Zacherias.
I am always challenged and encouraged by listening to Ravi and today was no exception. In one message Ravi spoke of Habbakuk's complaint to the Lord as the prophet saw the increase of wickedness and violence in his day:
O Lord, how long shall I cry for help,and you will not hear? Or cry to you "Violence!"and you will not save? Why do you make me see iniquity,and why do you idly look at wrong? Destruction and violence are before me; strife and contention arise. So the law is paralyzed,and justice never goes forth.For the wicked surround the righteous;so justice goes forth perverted. (Habbakuk 1:2-4)
A question that would be understandable today. If you read the book of Habbakuk you will see how the Lord pronounced woe upon the bloodthirsty, the greedy and spoke of the foolishness of idolatry and then He speaks a word that alone gives the believer hope in the darkest day:
But the Lord is in his holy temple; let all the earth keep silence before him. (Habbakuk 2:20)
The prophet takes hope and rejoices in God. I rejoice in God!
Though the fig tree should not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines,the produce of the olive fail and the fields yield no food, the flock be cut off from the fold and there be no herd in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord;I will take joy in the God of my salvation. God, the Lord, is my strength;he makes my feet like the deer's; he makes me tread on my high places. (Habakkuk 3:17-19)
Ravi finished his message by reminding the listener that the same God who delivered us into this world will bring us safely home, if we are trusting in Christ Jesus. The One who suffered the violence and evil, punishment and death for us all. If we will repent of our evil ways and put our faith in Him, we can know that we will get there no matter how dark the road may look.