SUNDAY, 7 APRIL 2024
TEXT:
Habakkuk 3:11-19
11.
Sun and Moon stopped in their tracks. Your flashing arrows stopped them, your
lightning-strike spears impaled them.
12.
Angry, you stomped through Earth. Furious, you crushed the godless nations.
13.
You were out serve to save your specially chosen people. You beat the stuffing
out of King Wicked, Stripped him naked from head to toe,
14.
Set his severed head on his own spear and blew away his army. Scattered they
were to the four winds – and ended up food for the sharks!
15.
You galloped through the Sea on your horses, racing on the crest of the waves.
16.
When I heard it, my stomach did flips. I stammered and stuttered. My bones
turned to water. I staggered and stumbles. I sit back and wait for Doomsday to
descend on our attackers.
17.
Through the cherry trees don’t blossom and the strawberries don’t ripen, Though
the apples are worm-eaten and the wheat fields stunted, Though the sheep pens
are sheepless and the cattle barns empty,
18.
I’m singing joyful praise to God. I’m turning cartwheels of joy to my Savior
God.
19.
Counting on God’s Rule to prevail, I take heart and gain strength. I run like a
deer. I feel like I’m king of the mountain! (For congregational use, with a
full orchestra.)
(The Message Version Holy Bible)
TOPIC:
GOD HAS A PURPOSE IN EVERY SITUATION
The
last section of the book of Habakkuk reveals to us that God will not allow
wickedness to go unpunished.
On
the day of the Lord’s visitation, all creation will know that all creation will
know that all power belongs to Him to executive judgement on wicked leaders and
deliver His own righteous people.
When
God is paying back the oppressors of the righteous in their own coins, fear
will grip many while some of their close associates shall call it
victimization.
When
the righteous see God vindicating them, their faith will be strengthen and they
will move forward with joy. They will trust God even more to work out His good
purposes in their lives.
In
whatever situation a child of God find himself, he trusts God to intervene. Wait
patiently on God in any debilitating situation you find yourself, knowing that
your dependence on Him will make His purpose in your life to become a reality.
QUESTION:
In your present situation, do you still trust God to fulfill His purpose in
your life?
PRAYER:
Keep me faithful in every situation I find myself that I may continue to honour
You, in Jesus name. Amen.
Remain
Blessed
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