Posted on Nov 10, 2016 in Devotions |
Habakkuk 3:17-18 (ESV) Though the fig tree should not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines, the produce of the olive fail and the fields yield no food, the flock be cut off from the foldand there be no herd in the stalls, 18 yet I will rejoice in the LORD; I will take joy in the God of my salvation.
What a powerful section of scripture. I wish us Christians were just as good at praising God as Habakkuk was. To translate it to our first world problems; though my car won’t start, or that my job is a never ending torture, the fact that the bills keep coming and there is no money in the bank, even when myself or a member of my family is deathly ill, and the cupboard are bare, I….I will trust in the Lord! I will be joyous because He is the God who saves; the God who saved me and offers salvation to the world!
I hope we can be just like Habakkuk, we are told so many times to rejoice in the Lord and we should even when our lives like are good bad or worse. Habakkuk was seeing the judgment of God fall upon His people and yet he praised the God of his salvation.
By Pastor Thor
Posted on Nov 10, 2016 in Devotions |
In Habakkuk chapter two we see one of the most recognizable verses in “Christian Circles” today.
Habakkuk 2:4b-The righteous shall live by Faith.
The Just shall live by Faith became the battle cry of the protestant reformation in the days of Martin Luther. The idea that we can go directly to God in Faith! Not some set ways of works or good deeds. I truly wish today we had such fervent passion over some things in scripture. We live in a society and culture that changes morality based on what people think is right and is not founded on the truth of scripture. There is hope out there, and that hope is Jesus Christ. Even for Habakkuk who was seeing all the evil that his own people were doing (sounds familiar?) he knew what truly mattered. That was a deep relationship with God and living a life by faith. So no matter where this world goes or how quickly it gets there we should always try to live by Faith.
By Pastor Thor
Posted on Nov 10, 2016 in Devotions |
Studying through Habakkuk is always interesting. You see we live in a society that is peaked with curiosity. Children from a very young age begin to question their parents with the never ending question that is why? Even into adult hood this train of thought continues; why does my boss want me to have this project done today, or why is the economy in such a rut, why can’t I just get a moment of rest?
These questions and more we ask, and it never is a problem that we asked as long as we can do it while showing kindness or patience. Habakkuk was in the same situation “Why God” only for Habakkuk it was about the punishment of his people. Habakkuk did it in the right way of course, when he questioned God he was humble and truly submitting to God no matter the outcome for Habakkuk or his people. Can we be like Habakkuk? Are we willing to put aside our own agenda and preferences when asking our questions to God? I hope so because even when we don’t get the answer we want God has a plan!
By Pastor Thor