Date: September 20, 2020 ()

Bible Text: Habakkuk 2:2-4; 18-20; 3:1-16 |

Studies in the book of Habakkuk

In order to grow in grace, we must be much alone. It is not in society that the soul grows most vigorously. In one single quiet hour of prayer it will often make more progress than in days of company with others. It is in the desert that the dew falls freshest and the air is purest.—Andew Bonar.

Introduction:

Chapter 1: Habakkuk’s problem
Chapter 2: God’s answer
Chapter 3: Habakkuk’s praise

Outline:

  • Learn to live by faith, 2:2-4
    • Faith is a trust in a God that is Sovereign
    • Faith is a trust in a God that can Supply
  • Learn to fear the Lord, 2:18-20
    • Judgment on the Proud, 2:5-8
    • Judgement on the Greedy, 2:9-11
    • Judgment on Corrupt officials, 2:12-14
    • Judgment on Wicked enablers, 2:15-17
    • Judgment on false idolatry, 2:19
  • Learn to pray to the Lord, 3:1-16
    • A Prayer for Revival, 3:2
    • A Prayer of Remembrance, 3:3-16
    • A Prayer of Thanksgiving, 3:17-19
      • High places of vision
      • The high places of faith
      • The high places of enjoyment

Alone With God

In silence, at the close of day,
When sun and light have gone away,
I kneel in solitude to pray,
Alone with God.

When sad, I count my every care,
And all the grief that I must bear;
Then close my eyes in peaceful prayer,
Alone with God.
When triumph brings me joy anew,
And I feel blessed in all I do,
I ne'er forget my rendezvous
Alone with God.
Through life, I always want to be
A Christian of reality,
And keep that hour so dear to me,
Alone with God.
—David L. Diehl.

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