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IN WRATH REMEMBER MERCY

by slpcenglish

(REFLECTIONS ON Habakkuk 3:1-19) When we read that we should fear the Lord in Holy Scripture, do we too quickly explain it away as not really meaning fear, like being scared, but rather awe and reverence? Or is the fear of the Lord more complicated and more profound than that? Is the fear of the Lord […]

WAIT FOR IT

by slpcenglish

(REFLECTIONS ON Habakkuk 2:1-20) In Habakkuk, we read of Habakkuk the prophet looking for answers to why the Lord has not come to the help of His people and will let them suffer at the hands of the Chaldeans or Babylon. Habakkuk says, “How long, O Lord?” As Habakkuk waits, the Lord responds, 3 “For the […]

THE EXILE TO BABYLON AND GOD’S HEART

by slpcenglish

(REFLECTIONS ON Habakkuk 1:1-17) The cry of Habakkuk the prophet reflects our heart doesn’t it? We wait for the Lord, but then we don’t see anything happening and we blame God asking “How long, O Lord, will I call for help, and You will not hear?” It reminds us that we are oh so limited in […]

Habakkuk 1. The measure you give is the measure you will receive

by slpcenglish

27 October – 2 November 2019. Habakkuk 1 (click to read). Like many other prophets, Micah saw the way that the people of Jerusalem had turned to evil to make a profit – robbing, cheating, stealing from the needy, and oppressing the weak and poor. Like other prophets before him, Micah warned the Israelites that […]