Habakkuk 1:1-3:19, Revelation 9:1-21, Psalm 137:1-9, Proverbs 30:10
Pray: Lord, this holy season has the capacity to remind us of what is temporary and what is eternal, what is minor and what is major in our lives. Above all, we ask that we might experience You fresh and new like never before. Let it begin today.
Read: Habakkuk begins to speak the truth in the futility of people worshiping things that they themselves have created. One could say that the sin in this is that we worship something or someone that we have created in our image vs. worshiping the God of the heavens and the earth who has created us in His image. So who do you worship? The Creator or the creation?
Edify: These words are haunting and perplexing. Why? You have to ask why? Any reasonable person would ask why did they not repent when 1/3 of the population died in these horrific plagues. Yet, they did not repent, they did not yield their rebellious lifestyle and turn back to the Living God. Frankly you have to ask, “Why so stupid?” Then, “Why so stubborn?” Could it be that our pride causes us to be willing to face condemnation before we will admit that we were wrong?
Practice: So, how do we respond to such a prophetic invitation to repent, to admit our pride and self-destructive behavior so God can redeem us and make us whole? Will you admit today that you don’t have all the answers, that you need a Savior? God did not come to make humans better people. God came to make dead men and women live again.
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