Let all the earth be silent before Him.\u201d<\/span><\/em> (Habakkuk 2:20, NASB)<\/p>\nWe can forget this. God has never vacated His throne. He remains seated there – for all time, in every circumstance of life. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
He will never fail.
He will ever be faithful to His Word.<\/span><\/div>\n\n
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I remember when 9\/11 occurred. The next morning I listened to Chuck Swindoll on the radio and have never forgotten what he said. He had received many phone calls and emails of people asking, “Where was God?”\u00a0 To each he responded, “God was where He has always been and will always be – seated on His throne.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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God will never give up His authority nor lose His power.<\/p>\n
Habakkuk also delivers reminders of who our God is:<\/p>\n
\n- God is near to us.<\/strong> We re reminded of all God created so that we see His nearness all around us.<\/li>\n
- God is light<\/strong>. His radiance reminds us that the darkness will never eclipse or block Him. In Him, there is no darkness.<\/li>\n
- God is eternal<\/strong>. He will carry out His plan and purposes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
All of these should remind us that God, our Rock, is immovable. He is steadfast and faithful.<\/p>\n
\n“The same God who has come near to us in salvation longs to come near to us each day.”<\/p>\n
(from Even If, by The Daily Grace Co., page 69)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n
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But Habakkuk delivers one more reminder every time I open to his words.<\/p>\n
Even if ..
\nEven if we face the hardest circumstances.
\nEven if the Lord doesn’t answer our prayers the way we want.
\nEven then …
\nEven then the Lord will be with us.
\nEven then we will keep our eyes on Him.<\/p>\n
\n“Habakkuk teaches us to face our doubts and questions honestly, take them humbly to the Lord, wait for His Word to teach us, and then worship Him no matter how we feel or what we see. God doesn’t always change the circumstances, but He can change us to meet the circumstances. That’s what it means to live by faith.”<\/p>\n
(from The Wiersbe Study Bible, page 1350)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
“Though the fig tree should not blossom <\/span><\/em>And there be no fruit on the vines, <\/span><\/em>Though the yield of the olive should fail <\/span><\/em>And the fields produce no food, <\/span><\/em>Though the flock should be cut off from the fold <\/span><\/em>And there be no cattle in the stalls,<\/span><\/em> Yet I will exult in the Lord<\/span>, <\/span><\/em>I will rejoice in the God of my salvation.” <\/span><\/em>(Habakkuk 3:17-18, NASB)
\n<\/span><\/p>\nHabakkuk truly is my favorite book of the Bible. I was 28YO when today’s verses were first introduced to me. I wrestled with them for a long time. I knew the Lord was asking the question, “Will you be faithful even if I don’t answer the way you want?”<\/p>\n
It’s a hard question for sure.<\/p>\n
Even if He doesn’t answer our prayers the way we want, <\/strong>
\nwill we be faithful to Him?<\/strong>
\nPraying Habakkuk’s words always brings us to the point of surrender – <\/strong>
\nyes, we will be faithful.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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