ACKNOWLEDGE WHO GOD IS: Heavenly Father I confess that there are times that I doubt your work, your mercy

In his love and mercy He redeemed them and carried them all the days of old.

There is neither a first nor a last, for all three are one in truth and power, in goodness and mercy.

Yet they do not count toward our justification— for by faith in Christ we are justified, even before Habakkuk boldly approaches God with two serious complaints about the suffering and lack of justice he wondering why we're reading an Old Testament minor prophet in the midst of learning about doctrines like justification

grace you'll be given, and consequently the more God will be glorified as He pours out His grace and mercy

But when you do, know that God will "hear your prayer and listen to your cry for mercy (v1)."

The Certainty of This Preservation It is not by our own merits or strength but by God’s undeserved mercy

The Certainty of This Preservation It is not by our own merits or strength but by God’s undeserved mercy

of the Mediator; they experience again the grace of a reconciled God; they through faith adore his mercies

Certainly God's Word brings you grace, mercy and peace, but it also uncomfortably prods you at times.