All Scripture is profitable and some scriptures take over your heart.
Scripture Text
Habakkuk 3:2
Main Points or Ideas
A Complaint by God’s Man (1:1-4)
- “Why God, are you letting things go so long and get so bad without doing anything?”
God’s Reply (1:5-11)
- “I am working, I will work”
- No matter what we think, God is at work - The God that Habakkuk wanted was not the God that is.
- Isaiah 55:8
A Second Complaint and Questioning (1:12-17)
- “We deserve chastening… but they’re worse than we are - they deserve punishment!”
Change of Heart and Action (2:1)
- Outward focus turned to upward focus
- “Stay still for a while”
Building Toward Revival
The Site Preparation - Word of God - “Write the vision” (2:2-3)
The Foundation - Faith - “The just shall live by faith” (2:4)
- Romans 1:17; Galatians 3:11’ Hebrews 10:38
- “The first and primary work of the church is faith in Jesus Christ.” - Iain Murray
- We tend to let other things get in the way of spending time in the Word of God
Pillar One - Realize Sin is Doomed - REPENT (Ch. 2)
- We need to repent of sin in our lives
Pillar Two - Realize That God Will Glorify Himself - WITNESS (2:14)
- It takes faith to be a missionary
- Matthew 16:18; 28:19-20
- Revival always includes greater witness
Pillar Three - Realize That God Wants Worship - WORSHIP (2:20)
- We need to keep our focus on God
Roof - Revival “REVIVE THY WORK” (Ch. 3)
- A prayer; Shigionoth - A passionate praise in music
- Vv. 17-19 - Result of Revival
- God is our strength and song
Conclusion
Let’s get back to the basis of God’s Word and live by it.
