Bible Verse of the Day Monday February 8th 2021

Habakkuk 2:1-3 I will stand at my watch and station myself on the ramparts; I will look to see what he will say to me, and what answer I am to give to this complaint. Then the LORD replied: Write down the revelation and make it plain on tablets so that a herald may run with it.  For the revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it lingers, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay.

The text of this verse of scripture shows us what a man of God that Habakkuk was. He separated himself from the others and stood his watch to find out what revelation God had for him to pass on. Habakkuk did three things that we would do well to follow as an example. First, he inquired of God concerning God’s message; we can do that by searching the scriptures to discover what God’s will is for our lives. Secondly, he expected to hear from God; he knew that God would respond to him. When we go to the Word of God, we must have faith that God will respond to us through His Holy Word, by the indwelling of the Holy Spirit inside of us. Thirdly, Habakkuk gave God his time to respond to his request. Sometimes when we go to God and ask for something, we expect instant gratification; we want it right now. If our appeal is not met in an amount of time that we deem appropriate, we forget about waiting on God and try to fix it ourselves. We are all guilty of this, and I don’t know how that has ever worked out for you, but in my case, it usually turns into a disaster. Those three points are critical in approaching God with an appeal; however, we might find that they are sometimes easier to write about, read about, or even think about than carry out.

God told Habakkuk to “make it plain,” to put it in words that people could clearly comprehend and understand. Sometimes, those presenting the gospel tend to make it seem more elaborate and magnify their extensive supposable knowledge of the gospel. Just as God told Habakkuk to make it understandable, we should construct our presentation of the gospel in a manner that folks can understand and comprehend it.

Habakkuk had first to see the vision; we cannot attempt to spread the gospel to the ends of the earth without a working knowledge of the Word of God. Once that had taken place, Habakkuk had to then make it known to people, we must do all that we can do to get the gospel out to as many as possible.

This verse of scripture speaks of an end that will not prove false. There is an end to this life, whether it is Jesus coming back for His children or our deaths. Furthermore, millions of people are lost and without Christ Jesus, and we as Christians have the responsibility of reflecting the light of Christ Jesus to this lost, dark and dying world.

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