Dec. 01, 2021

“HABAKKUK’S PRAYER”

HABAKKUK 3:1-2,16-19

“When nothing makes sense, and when troubles seem more than you can bear, remember that God gives strength. Take your eyes off your difficulties and look to God.”

Ephesians 6:18 “Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints.”

Habakkuk 3:1-2 “A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, on

Shigionoth. 2O Lord, I have heard Your speech and was afraid;
O Lord, revive Your work in the midst of the years! In the midst of the years make it known; In wrath remember mercy.”

Habakkuk was walking by faith, not by sight.

vs.1 “Shigionoth”- a musical poem

Habakkuk interceded for God’s work to be done:

He pondered God’s ways- Habakkuk 3:3-15

He affirmed God’s will- Habakkuk 3:16-19

vs.2 “O Lord, I have heard Your speech and was afraid…”

Habakkuk was praying because he was overwhelmed by God’s splendor- he was in awe of God’s deeds- vs.3-15

Habakkuk 3:16 “When I heard, my body trembled; My lips quivered at the voice; Rottenness entered my bones;
And I trembled in myself, That I might rest in the day of trouble.
When he comes up to the people, He will invade them with his troops.”

Hebrews 12:18-21

Joshua 5:13-15

1 Chronicles 21:16 “Then David lifted his eyes and saw the angel of the Lord standing between earth and heaven, having in his hand a drawn sword stretched out over Jerusalem. So David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell on their faces.”

Daniel 8:27 “And I, Daniel, fainted and was sick for days; afterward I arose and went about the king’s business. I was astonished by the vision, but no one understood it.”

Daniel 10:11 “And he said to me, “O Daniel, man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak to you, and stand upright, for I have now been sent to you.” While he was speaking this word to me, I stood trembling.”

John fell at Jesus’ feet as dead.

Revelation 1:17 “And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead. But He laid His right hand on me, saying to me, “Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last.”

A.W. Tozer said, “To know God is at once the easiest and the most difficult thing in the world.”

James 4:8 “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.”

Isaiah 66:2 “For all those things My hand has made, And all those things exist,” Says the Lord. “But on this one will I look: On him who is poor and of a contrite spirit, And who trembles at My word.”

Isaiah 59:16 “He saw that there was no man, And wondered that there was no intercessor; Therefore His own arm brought salvation for Him; And His own righteousness, it sustained Him.”