Religion & Spirituality
Sermon Notes A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet. On shigionoth. Habakkuk 3:1 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 renew: chayah (khaw-yaw'); to renew, to revive, to restore. CLIMBING OUT OF THE DIP 1) REMEMBER WHAT GOD HAS DONE. God came from Teman, the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah His glory covered the heavens and his praise filled the earth. Habakkuk 3:3 His splendor was like the sunrise; rays flashed from his hand, where his power was hidden. Plague went before him; pestilence followed his steps. He stood, and shook the earth; he looked, and made the nations tremble. The ancient mountains crumbled and the age-old hills collapsed. His ways are eternal. Habakkuk 3:4-6 2) ACCEPT WHAT GOD IS DOING. I heard and my heart pounded, my lips quivered at the sound; decay crept into my bones, and my legs trembled. Habakkuk 3:16 3) TRUST WHAT GOD WILL DO. Yet I will wait patiently for the day of calamity to come on the nation invading us. Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will be joyful in God my Savior. Habakkuk 3:17-18 The Sovereign LORD is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to go on the heights. Habakkuk 3:19 Questions 1) During a very hard time, Habakkuk remembered what God had done in the past. What is one or two of your favorite “God memories?” 2) Describe a time when you had to accept that God was doing something you didn’t like. What brought you to a point of acceptance? 3) Habakkuk apparently had a deeper faith after questioning God’s justice. He resolved total allegiance and devotion to God no matter what. How are you growing to that point? What is the biggest “take-away” from the Habakkuk series for you Bible References Habakkuk 3 Links Website Facebook Twitter Instagram This podcast is powered by Pinecast.