Faith or Pride?

“Behold the proud,
​​His soul is not upright in him;
​​But the just shall live by his faith. Habakkuk 2:4

Ah, no, not that verse again! That means I have to spell 'Habakkuk' on a Monday morning. Why couldn't that prophet have a name like Tim or Joe or Bob? But I did spell it, you might point out, twice. Yes, but I also fumbled it both times as there seems to be some urgent desire to put a double B in the man's name. Not sure why that would be.

Two sides to this coin: the proud who does not have an upright soul, and the just who live by faith. Wait, wouldn't the usual opposite side of the coin be the just living upright in their soul? Yes, if we are talking regular old coins metaphorically, even though our coins are not meant to be opposites on the heads and tails, or obverse and reverse if we want to be correct. And where was I? Ran the ol' thought train right off the rails there!

Anyway, the proud and the just. It is interesting that God does not send word through Habakkuk (got it, that time!) that the just live by the uprightness or righteousness of the soul. No, we would have no chance that way, for all have sinned and fallen short of God's standard. Instead, the just live by faith. Faith in what or whom?

Faith and believes in are the same, and the One we believe in is Jesus the Christ. For He is, the way, the truth, and the life.

Live in Christ by faith!
Bucky