Verse of the Day 1/10

Verse of the Day 1/10

 

Habakkuk 3:2    O Lord, I have heard the report of you,
    and your work, O Lord, do I fear.
In the midst of the years revive it;
    in the midst of the years make it known;
    in wrath remember mercy.  English Standard Version (ESV)

 

I read through the book of Habakkuk at the end of the year.  Chapter 3 is a familiar one for me and I am most often drawn to it by the last verse in the book:

 

Habakkuk 3:19 The Lord God is my strength;
He will make my feet like deer's feet,
And He will make me walk on my high hills. New King James Version (NKJV)

 

I've seen deer run through clear cuts in the mountains traversing acres in seconds that would take me hours to navigate.  Today, we may not have clear cuts to try to walk through but there is plenty of "debris" that we have to work through with COVID19 and all of the things related to it.  Many times we may feel that we can't make it on our own.  We need help, not the type of help that a government stimulus check will offer but real hope.  We can count on God to help us through.  We have heard of how He has worked in the past and most of us are probably familiar with it from personal experience.  That is where we come back to today's verse.

 

We stand in awe of His works and we have seen His love, compassion and yes His mercy shown throughout the Bible, in history and in our lives.  The verse is a prayer for us today; in the midst of this corona virus; in the midst of the political upheaval;  in the midst of economic hardship; in the midst of injustice; we pray for the Lord to make His name, to make His will known and at the bottom of it all we pray for and count on His mercy.

 

Wonderful merciful savior
Precious redeemer and friend
Who would have thought that a lamb could
Rescue the souls of man

Oh you rescue the souls of man.

Counselor comforter keeper
Spirit we long to embrace
You offer hope when our hearts have
Hopelessly lost our way

Oh we've hopelessly lost the way.

You are the one that we praise
You are the one we adore.
You give the healing and grace our
Hearts always hunger for

 

Pray to Him, praise Him and ask Him for the grace to have "deer's feet" to navigate through today's challenges.

--   In Christ,  Mike    Folllow the Verse of the Day blog at http://mikesvotd.blogspot.com  Ephesians 1:7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins,  in accordance with the riches of God's grace.  NIV

 

Habakkuk 3:1-3 New King James Version (NKJV)

The Prophet's Prayer

3 A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, on ^[a]Shigionoth.

² O Lord, I have heard Your speech and was afraid;
O Lord, revive Your work in the midst of the years!
In the midst of the years make it known;
In wrath remember mercy.

³ God came from Teman,
The Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah

His glory covered the heavens,
And the earth was full of His praise.