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“Lord, I have heard of your fame; I stand in awe of your deeds, O Lord. Renew them in our day, in our time make them known; in wrath remember mercy.” (Habakkuk 3:2, NIV) Look back at history. The Lord has done amazing and mighty things on behalf of His people and for the fulfilling of…
“But the Lord is in his holy temple; let all the earth be silent before him.” (Habakkuk 2:20, NIV) No matter what we think or believe, there are certain realities we cannot change. We can live in a world in which we want to claim that there are no absolutes, and everyone is free to think…
“Of what value is an idol, since a man has carved it? Or an image that teaches lies? For he who makes it trusts in his own creation; he makes idols that cannot speak. Woe to him who says to wood, ‘Come to life!’ Or to lifeless stone, ‘Wake up!’ Can it give guidance? It…
“See, he is puffed up; his desires are not upright — but the righteous will live by his faith.” — Habakkuk 2:4 (NIV) The Apostle Paul quotes this verse when writing the book of Romans. It is our faith that makes us right with God and moves our daily lives. It is not our good…
“Woe to him who builds his realm by unjust gain to set his nest on high, to escape the clutches of ruin! You have plotted the ruin of many peoples, shaming your own house and forfeiting your life. The stones of the wall will cry out, and the beams of the woodwork will echo it.” (Habakkuk…
“Then the Lord replied: “Write down the revelation and make it plain on tablets so that a herald may run with it. For the revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay.” (Habakkuk 2:2–3, NIV)…
“O Lord, are you not from everlasting? My God, my Holy One, we will not die. O Lord, you have appointed them to execute judgment; O Rock, you have ordained them to punish.” (Habakkuk 1:12, NIV) The Lord answered the questions that Habakkuk raised about injustice and evil. God assured Habakkuk that He was going to…
“I am raising up the Babylonians, that ruthless and impetuous people, who sweep across the whole earth to seize dwelling places not their own.” (Habakkuk 1:6, NIV) Habakkuk began his book concerned that somehow God was absent from the injustices we see around us. He rightfully questions what even our own eyes see, that the righteous…
“Look at the nations and watch— and be utterly amazed. For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told.” (Habakkuk 1:5, NIV) Habakkuk has appealed to God’s sense of justice. He wonders why evil and injustice seem to prevail while the innocent and the righteous…
“Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.” (Colossians 4:6, NIV) One of the most effective ways that we have to share the love of Christ with the people around us is in our everyday conversations. So, it is no surprise that this is…