God Keeps His Promises (Aug 15)
Habakkuk prophesies in Judah 
before its overthrow by Babylonia.
Honestly concerned with how God
could chasten Judah by means of
 a nation even more sinful than itself, 
Habakkuk deals with perplexing
 questions: Why is a just God silent?
Why do pleas of the faithful seem 
to go unheard? The reply comes in
the statement of a timeless principle
 of God’s sovereignty: God will deal
with the wicked in His way and
in His time. Meanwhile righteous
 people must continue to trust God.
Lord, we Trust by Waiting on You:
I will stand my watch & set myself
 on the watch tower. And watch 
to see what He will say to me…
Then the Lord answered me:
 The vision is yet for an appointed
 time; but at the end it will speak,
and it will not lie. Though it tarries,
 Wait for it; because it will surely
 come, it will not tarry. Behold the
 proud… is not upright; but the just
 shall live by his Faith (Hab 2:1-4).
Though the fig trees does not bud,
 there are no grapes on the vines
 and the olive crop fails… yet I will
 rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful
 in God my Savior. The Sovereign
 Lord is my strength (Hab 3:17-19).
Lord, we praise You for Your
 lovingkindness & Your faithfulness.
We thank You Lord for recording
 Your Word for us so that through
endurance, the encouragement
 of scriptures and of Your Spirit,
we might have confident hope.
Thank You that Your rhema word
 will surely come to pass and
 grant us the strength to wait
 upon You. In Jesus’ mighty name.
Lord, we note that to trust God
fully means to trust Him even
 when we do not understand
why events occur as they do.
 Help us Lord to live by Faith by
Waiting upon You and trust that You
 God will direct all things according
 to Your purpose, Your way and
 Your time. In Jesus’ mighty name.
Merciful and faithful Lord, I pray
 especially over people right now
 who are experiencing loss,
who are experiencing suffering,
 who are undergoing severe trial,
 who are facing health challenge.
 God, I pray they be able to rejoice in You;
 God, I pray for satisfaction in You;
 God, I pray for strength from You, 
in tough circumstances. Amen.