Originally written on June 6, 2020 during the global pandemic. If we read the book of Habakkuk, we can see how it relates to what is going on in our world today, and to what God is doing right now, in our day and time, too, in order to bring his adulterous ones back into … Continue reading To Deliver His People
Habakkuk
His Soul is Puffed Up
“Behold, his soul is puffed up; it is not upright within him,but the righteous shall live by his faith. “Moreover, wine is a traitor,an arrogant man who is never at rest.His greed is as wide as Sheol;like death he has never enough.He gathers for himself all nationsand collects as his own all peoples.” Shall not … Continue reading His Soul is Puffed Up
God’s Judgment on the Nations
Habakkuk was a prophet of God. He called on the Lord one day in despair because of all the wickedness and evil that was going on within his own nation, among his own people. He could not understand why God allowed this to go on, and he felt abandoned by God, as though God was … Continue reading God’s Judgment on the Nations
How Long, O Lord
“The oracle that Habakkuk the prophet saw.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 … Continue reading How Long, O Lord
My 12 Favorite Scriptures Pt 12
“Then the Lord replied: ‘Write down the revelationand make it plain on tabletsso that a herald may run with it.For the revelation awaits an appointed time;it speaks of the endand will not prove false.Though it linger, wait for it;it will certainly comeand will not delay.’” (Habakkuk 2:2-3 NIV) This is the last of the 12 … Continue reading My 12 Favorite Scriptures Pt 12
Run With It 