Yesterday we finished our journey through the book of Habbakuk and we are now turning our attention to Paul’s letter to the Colossians for the summer. Before we dive in, I thought it would be helpful to share a few facts about this book to help orientate us. Paul wrote this letter to a small …
God, the Lord, is my strength; he makes my feet like the deer’s; he makes me tread on my high places. Habakkuk 3:19 The remarkable thing to me about the end of this little prophetic book is the deep truth in these closing verses. None of what Habakkuk sees around him seems good or indeed likely to …
Habakkuk 3:16-18 16 I heard and my heart pounded, my lips quivered at the sound; decay crept into my bones, and my legs trembled. Yet I will wait patiently for the day of calamity to come on the nation invading us. 17 Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, …
Habakkuk 3:3-15The power of God on behalf of His peopleAs David introduced this chapter on Friday, we now get to the heart of what I would describe as, the psalm of Habakkuk. 3 God came from Teman, the Holy One from Mount Paran.His glory covered the heavens and his praise filled the earth.4 His splendour was like the sunrise; rays …
“In Christ alone! – who took on flesh, Fullness of God in helpless Babe. This gift of love and righteousness, Scorned by the ones He came to save. ‘til on that cross as Jesus died, the wrath of God was satisfied –For every sin on Him was laid; here, in the death of Christ, I live.” …
Today’s Reading: 18 ‘Of what value is an idol carved by a craftsman? Or an image that teaches lies? For the one who makes it trusts in his own creation; he makes idols that cannot speak.19 Woe to him who says to …
Habakkuk Chapter 2: verses 15-17 “Woe to him who gives drink to his neighbours,pouring it from the wineskin till they are drunk,so that he can gaze on their naked bodies.You will be filled with shame instead of glory.Now it is your turn! Drink and be exposed!The cup from the Lord’s right hand is coming round …
Habakkuk 2:12-14 12 “Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed and establishes a town by injustice! 13 Has not the Lord Almighty determined that the people’s labour is only fuel for the fire, that the nations exhaust themselves for nothing? 14 For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the …
Habakkuk 2:9-11 Loud Stones Today we continue through Habakkuk with the second of the five woes in chapter 2, which are part of God’s reply to the prophet’s plea for justice. 9 ‘Woe to him who builds his house by unjust gain, setting his nest on high to escape the clutches of ruin!10 You have plotted the ruin of …