"Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines,though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food,though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls,yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Saviour" (Habakkuk 3:17-18). Life is more than happy times. …
Category: Habakkuk
A Word From The Lord: He’s Calling Us On To Eternal Life.
“The divine revelation that the prophet Habakkuk saw” (Habakkuk 1:1) – This is a Word from the Lord. It is given to Habakkuk. It is given to God’s people, Israel. It is given to His Church in every nation and every generation. God’s Word is to be received by God’s people. God’s Word is to …
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As the waters cover the sea
“As the waters cover the sea”: These words come from the Old Testament prophets, Isaiah and Habakkuk. Isaiah says this: “The earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea” (11:9). Habakkuk adds something else. He speaks about being “filled with the knowledge of the glory of the …
God’s Revelation And Our Response
“The divine revelation that the prophet Habakkuk saw” (Habakkuk 1:1) – This is a Word from the Lord. It is given to Habakkuk. It is given to God’s people, Israel. It is given to His Church in every nation and every generation. God’s Word is to be received by God’s people. God’s Word is to …
You Raise Me Up.
"Your eyes are too pure to look on evil" (Habakkuk 1:13). The contrast between our sinfulness and God's holiness is an absolute contrast - never the two shall meet. Can we raise ourselves up from our sinfulness to God's holiness? - No! We cannot. We need to be raised up from above, by the Lord. …
Corrected By God’s Word – Not Correcting God’s Word!
“I will stand my watch and set myself on the rampart, and watch to see what He will say to me, and what I will answer when I am corrected” (Habakkuk 2:1).Habakkuk doesn’t say to God, “Let me hear what you have to say to me – and I’ll go away and think about it …
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Our real strength comes from the Lord.
Habakkuk 1:1-3:19; Titus 2:1-15; Proverbs 26:3-12 “The Sovereign Lord is my strength; He makes my feet like the feet of a deer, He enables me to go on the heights” - These are the last words of Habakkuk (Habakkuk 3:19). “For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. It teaches …
When, Lord, it seems like You’re not listening, help us to remember Your promise -Those who wait on the Lord will renew their strength.
Prayers based on the book of Habakkuk Habakkuk 1:1-2:14 ‘How long, O Lord, must I call for help, but You do not listen?’ (Habakkuk 1:2). Lord, there are times when it seems that You are not listening to us. What are we to do when we feel like this? Are we to give up on …
Responding to God’s Word (32): A debtor to mercy alone
The righteous will live by faith or faithfulness (Habakkuk 2:4). God is calling us to have faith, and he's calling us to be faithful. We begin with faith in Christ. It is through faith in Christ that we receive God's gift of salvation. Through faith in Christ, we receive the strength that we need to …
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When the going gets tough, remember this: Jesus says, “I will come again.”
"How long, Lord, must I call for help, but you do not listen? Or cry out to you, “Violence!” but you do not save?" (Habakkuk 1:2). "Then the Lord replied: Write down the revelation (or vision) and make it plain on tablets so that a herald may run with it. For the revelation (or vision) awaits an appointed time; …
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An oasis in the desert
"You prepare a table before me" (Psalm 23:5). The Lord invites us to his table. This is wonderful - but it's followed by something that's not so wonderful: we are surrounded by "enemies." (Psalm 23:5). We cannot get away from this - but we can come to the Lord's Table: it's his oasis in our …
Where does our true strength come from?
Habakkuk 1:1-3:19; Titus 2:1-15; Proverbs 26:3-12 “The Sovereign Lord is my strength; He makes my feet like the feet of a deer, He enables me to go on the heights” – These are the last words of Habakkuk (Habakkuk 3:19). “For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. It teaches …
Wait On The Lord And Renew Your Strength.
Habakkuk 2:15-3:19 We are to ‘be silent before God. We are to ‘stand in awe’ of Him. In His holy presence, we become deeply conscious of our sin which separates us from Him: ‘Your eyes are too pure to look on evil’. Confessing our sin to God, we pray that ‘in wrath’ He will ‘remember …
When the Lord speaks to us, in power, from His Word, what are we to do?
“I will stand at my guard post. I will station myself on the wall. I will watch to see what He will say to me…” (Habakkuk 2:1). When we speak about God’s revelation, we’re emphasizing that God speaks to us. Here, we’re emphasizing our response to God’s revelation. God’s Word is heard by us when …
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God Speaks To Us. We Must Listen To Him.
“I will stand at my guard post. I will station myself on the wall. I will watch to see what He will say to me…” (Habakkuk 2:1). When we speak about God’s revelation, we’re emphasizing that God speaks to us. Here, we’re emphasizing our response to God’s revelation. God’s Word is heard by us when …
Prayers go up to the Lord. Power comes down from Him.
"A prayer of the prophet Habakkuk" (Habakkuk 3:1) - Prayer and prophecy go together. Pray before preaching God's Word. Let the prayers go up to the Lord. May the power come down from the Lord. Keep on praying after the Word's been preached. Pray that the Lord will follow His Word with His blessing. "... …
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When it seems like God isn’t listening to us (Praying Through God’s Word: Habakkuk)
HABAKKUK 1:1-2:14 ‘How long, O Lord, must I call for help, but You do not listen?’ (Habakkuk 1:2). Lord, there are times when it seems that You are not listening to us. What are we to do when we feel like this? Are we to give up on You? Are we to stop praying? No! …
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Waiting Patiently For God’s Answer
Habakkuk 1:1-2:14 ‘How long, O Lord, must I call for help, but You do not listen?’(1:2). There are times when it seems that God is not listening to us. What are we to do when we feel like this? Are we to give up on God? Are we to stop praying? No! We must wait …
Habakkuk
HABAKKUK1:1-2:14 – ‘How long, O Lord, must I call for help, but You do not listen?’ (1:2). There are times when it seems that God is not listening to us. What are we to do when we feel like this? Are we to give up on God? Are we to stop praying? No! We must …
One Year Bible: Days 274-304
Day 274 Jeremiah 2:31-4:9; Philippians 2:12-30; Psalm 115:12-18 The Lord calls us back from our backsliding: “Return, faithless people; I will cure you of backsliding” (Jeremiah 3:22). The returning people say, “Yes, we will come to You, for You are the Lord our God ... surely in the Lord our God is the salvation of Israel” …
Learning From God's Word 