今天的经文让我们看到，哈巴谷的内心经过了多大的一个转变啊！他现在不再在疑惑和属灵迷惘的黑暗中跌撞，而是以鹿子那么稳健的脚步，从一个启示跨越到另一个启示。他在别人不敢走的高处稳步前行。借着登上他的守望台而进入了与神的对话，聆听神的回答。哈巴谷学习和发现了很多事情，以致他的心灵超越了那些一度困扰他内心的疑惑和犹豫。先知是在迷惘中开始，但却以信靠来结束。

究竟是甚么给他带来了那么大的改变呢？我们可以用一句话来总结：他看见神掌管着地上的事。无论事情与所想的有多不同，他都相信神所做的总是正确。当我们学会了将锚固定在神的本性和性情上，便能有足够的深度和保证。我们也得学习虽然不能明白神为甚么这样做，但也要信靠祂，这样，我们也就能体会哈巴谷在多个世纪以前所经历的持久喜乐。

如果我们相信神，真的相信祂，那么当世界的事情朝灾难性的方向发展，或者当新闻报导告诉我们社会正在日渐分裂时，我们也不会因而崩溃。由于我们相信神的话语，因此对于未来我们持有连时事评论员都不可能有的内幕消息（除非他是基督徒）。基督是历史的主，没有任何东西能够阻碍祂完美的目的实现。所以，凭信心走上生命的高处吧。神是最终掌管的那一位。

That a transformation has taken place in the heart of Habakkuk. Now he no longer stumbles in the darkness of doubt and spiritual confusion, but leaps from one revelation to another with the sure-footedness of a deer. He walks on high places where others fear to tread. By climbing his watchtower and entering into a dialogue with God, and by listening to His replies, Habakkuk has learned and discovered so much that his soul is lifted above the doubts and uncertainties that once plagued his mind. The prophet began in confusion - but ends in confidence.

What made the difference? Summing it all up in a single sentence - he saw that God was in charge of earth's affairs, no matter how things looked to the contrary, and he trusted Him to do what was right. When we learn to drop our anchor into the reassuring depths of God's nature and character and learn to trust Him even when we cannot trace Him, then we too will know the sustaining joy that Habakkuk experienced back there long centuries ago.

If we believe in God, really believe in Him, then we will not disintegrate when world events take a disastrous course, or when our newspapers tell us that society is falling apart at the seams. We believe in God's Word and therefore have inside information about the future that no news commentator (unless he is Christian) can possibly possess. Christ is Lord of history - and nothing can hinder His perfect purposes from coming to pass. So step out with confidence on the high places of life. God is the One with the last Word.