Triumphant Faith - Message 6 - In Wrath Remember Mercy. All around us are reports of a crumbling economy, social strife, unemployment, terrorist threats, and instability. Times are bad. And the future may be worse. In our uncertainty about the things to come how can we find peace, comfort, and stability? We must walk by faith that God is in control and that He will be true to His Word. Unlike our uncertainty about the future, Habakkuk knew what was coming for Judah and for Babylon. He had questioned God and had seen the answer in a vision when God replied. He answered and showed the prophet how He could and would use Babylon to carry out His judgment against Judah, and how He would then judge and deride Babylon even in the midst of using them for His purposes. The answer was so thorough that it caused Habakkuk's whole attitude and demeanor to change. Instead of bold brashness and pestering petitions we see that Habakkuk's focus shifted from self, to sin, to the Savior. As he prays, he actually puts a poem to music to be used in the formal worship liturgy of Judah as they worshipped God in the future, even in the midst of the judgment that was coming. Habakkuk tells us that he has heard God's reply to his questions and as he heard God's Word it made him afraid. He was in awe of God's holiness, fearful because of His wrath, and hopeful that in the midst of carrying out this judgment there was still hope for revival and mercy. We like Habakkuk must hear God's Word. When we do we should rightly fear and stand in awe of our God.
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Phillip was called to new life in Christ at age 9, called to preach at age 14, and ordained to the gospel ministry at age 20. He graduated from The Criswell College (Dallas, Texas) in 1993 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biblical Studies with a major in Evangelism. He...
