Book of Small Prophet
Habakkuk
Chapter
2
¹ I will stand at my watchpost, and station myself on the rampart; I will keep watch to see what he will say to me, and what he will answer concerning my complaint.
(Book of Small Prophets Habakkuk Chapter 2 verse 1)
Oh God my Father that we all stand on our watch post and keep guard over our sinful self, and over all the situations that the evil one sends, to make us turn against You. May we all have time to communicate with You in prayer because Your, are my source of hope and protection Amen. Although there are some who doubt if You listen to our prayers, however I am fully convinced that none of my prayers are, or have, ever been wasted. Amen.
² Then the LORD answered me and said: Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so that a runner may read it.
(Book of Small Prophets Habakkuk Chapter 2 verse 2)
Oh God, my Father this is why You wanted me to type these posts so that anybody can read the messages easily and benefit from the blessings found in the Good News Amen.
³ For there is still a vision for the appointed time; it speaks of the end, and does not lie. If it seems to tarry, wait for it: it will surely come, it will not delay.
(Book of Small Prophets Habakkuk Chapter 2 verse 3)
Oh God my Father for those of us, who do not believe that the last hour will come they are to think again, for the truth will always be the truth and the end will surely come. I pray that we will all be found ready at the final hour of our lives amen.
⁴ Look at the proud! Their spirit is not right in them, but the righteous live by their faith.
(Book of Small Prophets Habakkuk Chapter 2 verse 4)
Oh God my Father I feel sorry and pray for people who are proud with themselves and with their achievements and attribute all the goodness achieved as their own personal merit. This may be a trap that even I fell into when my superiors cheered me for two positive interventions. However it is not I who did all the work but Your Holy Spirit who dwells in me showed me the steps that needed to be done, and for this I greatly thank You my God and Father Amen.
⁵ Moreover, wealth is treacherous; the arrogant do not endure. They open their throats wide as Sheol; like Death they never have enough. They gather all nations for themselves, and collect all peoples as their own.
(Book of Small Prophets Habakkuk Chapter 2 verse 5)
Oh God my Father arrogance is a agteway to hell, but humility is a pathway to heaven, I pray that I will never tread this evil path which takes me far away from You and closer to the gates of Hell.
⁶ Shall not everyone taunt such people, and with mocking riddles, say about them, "Alas for you who heap up what is not your own! How long will you load yourselves with goods taken in pledge?
(Book of Small Prophets Habakkuk Chapter 2 verse 6)
Oh God even I feel that I am taunted in my situation. Many people are telling me to go my way, however I pledge my obedience to You and only You. I am loading myself with misery and stress because of the pledge that I have made in Your presence. It is only You who can make the final decision and not myself Amen.
⁷ Will not your own creditors suddenly rise, and those who make you tremble wake up? Then you will be booty for them.
(Book of Small Prophets Habakkuk Chapter 2 verse 7)
Oh God my Father in this world we can rely on or trust in nobody, but You, for those in whom we place our trust, today as friends may, later on, become our enemies. Amen. Therefore our complete trust is to be placed in You alone. Amen. I invite you to click on the following link and join me in the following song:-
In Christ the Lord I place my trust (Credit to sinkit28)
⁸ Because you have plundered many nations, all that survive of the peoples shall plunder you- because of human bloodshed, and violence to the earth to cities and all who live in them
(Book of Small Prophets Habakkuk Chapter 2 verse 8)
Oh God my beloved Father, I thank You for being so protective and caring. You are my champion, You who fights my battles and daily issues with love care and power and might Amen. I thank You Jesus, for the victory is always Yours Amen.
⁹ 'Alas for you who get evil gain for your houses, setting your nest on high to be safe from the reach of harm! ¹⁰ You have devised shame for your house by cutting off many peoples; you have forfeited your life.
(Book of Small Prophets Habakkuk Chapter 2 verses 9 to 10)
Oh God my beloved Father we would do anything to insure ourselves against anything that would be of harm on earth. We even have a form of insurance called 'Act of God'. We have built around us what we believe to be many forms of security, which in truth are worthless, because if You choose to intervene nothing can stand up to You my God and Father Amen.
¹¹ The very stones will cry out from the wall, and the plaster will respond from the woodwork.
(Book of Small Prophets Habakkuk Chapter 2 verse 11)
Oh God my beloved Father, we are meddling so much with nature, the world is becoming so sinful in its ways, that even nature is turning against us. Amen.
Natural disasters (Credit to Kim Duffin)
¹² "Alas for you who build a town by bloodshed, and found a city on iniquity!"
(Book of Small Prophets Habakkuk Chapter 2 verse 12)
Oh God my Father, those who build on bloodshed reap on bloodshed, but Your presence will not be with such builders for You are just and merciful. I pray that You make me a postitive builder and not a negative one Amen.
¹³ Is it not from the LORD of hosts that peoples laboronly to feed the flames, and nations weary themselves for nothing?
(Book of Small Prophets Habakkuk Chapter 2 verse 13)
Oh dear Habbakuk my brother in Jesus Christ, you have a point, for at the point of death nobody takes anything with him or her but our coffin and the good and bad deeds that we did throughout our life on earth. Therefore it is best to reap for the day, and live as if that day is our last one on earth Amen.
¹⁴ But the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.
(Book of Small Prophets Habakkuk Chapter 2 verse 14)
Oh God my beloved Father, there will come the day when the whole world will be flooded with the experience and knowledge of the Good News, and there will be no space or occaison for evil to spread its seeds Amen.
¹⁵ "Alas for you who make your neighbours drink, pouring out your wrath until they are drunk, in order to gaze on their nakedness!"
(Book of Small Prophets Habakkuk Chapter 2 verse 15)
Oh God my Father, although certain experiences of my life have been bitter and hard to endure, I still pray for those who have tested me and hurt me so much as to have made me the person whom I have become today my God and Father, I pray both for my healing and even for their own Amen.
¹⁶ You will be sated with contempt instead of glory. Drink, you yourself, and stagger! The cup in the LORD's right hand will come around to you, and shame will come upon your glory!
(Book of Small Prophets Habakkuk Chapter 2 verse 16)
Oh God my Father I am drinking from Your cup, the wine is bitter sweet, it is the chalice of misery instead of glory. It is true that shame will come upon my glory, for my reputation is slowly coming to zero.
¹⁷ For the violence done to Lebanon will overwhelm you; the destruction of the animals will terrify you-because of human bloodshed snd violence to the earth, to cities and all who live in them.
(Book of Small Prophets Habakkuk Chapter 2 verse 17)
Oh God my beloved Father, I am deeply concerned about the tribulations that other countries or nations experience especially due to war and illness leading to death. Even though I can only pray for such people I still share in their pain and suffering Amen.
¹⁸ What use is an idol once its maker has shaped it-a cast image, a teacher of lies?For its maker trusts in what has been made, though the product is only an idol that cannot speak!
(Book of Small Prophets Habakkuk Chapter 2 verse 18)
Oh God my Father, why do we chose to believe in the created and not in the creator? Created things give pleasure for a limited time and then they are discarded, however Your pleasure is eternal Amen. I pray that this Christmas and every day of our lives, we chose what gives us long lasting pleasure that is only You my God and Father. Amen.
¹⁹ Alas for you who say to the wood, "Wake up! to silent stone, "Rouse yourself! Can it teach? See, it is gold and silver plated, and there is no breath in it at all. ²⁰ But the LORD is his holy temple; let all the earth keep silence before him!
(Book of Small Prophets Habakkuk Chapter 2 verses 19 to 20)
Oh God my beloved Father, many times we praise and worship that which deserves no worship and be cold towards that which merits praise and worship. I pray oh God my Father that we do not aim to obtain the greatest pleasure in life, because this will always be lacking in some way or another. It will never be enough to satisfy our cravings. However if we refer to You my God and Father, and seek our pleasure in You and in relationship with You this is an investment for life. For only You can satisfy our needs in You is found the greatest pleasure Amen.
Oh God my beloved Father, I would like to end this second chapter of the book of the Prophet Habakkuk with the following prayer:
Blessed be Your Name my God and Father, You who are a tower of refuge and consolation. May we all seek our fulfillment in You alone and not in the shadows that the world projects before us. They are all illusions, fame, power, wealth, that only give worldly pleasure but in themselves they are dead. Amen
² Then the LORD answered me and said: Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so that a runner may read it.
(Book of Small Prophets Habakkuk Chapter 2 verse 2)
Oh God, my Father this is why You wanted me to type these posts so that anybody can read the messages easily and benefit from the blessings found in the Good News Amen.
³ For there is still a vision for the appointed time; it speaks of the end, and does not lie. If it seems to tarry, wait for it: it will surely come, it will not delay.
(Book of Small Prophets Habakkuk Chapter 2 verse 3)
Oh God my Father for those of us, who do not believe that the last hour will come they are to think again, for the truth will always be the truth and the end will surely come. I pray that we will all be found ready at the final hour of our lives amen.
⁴ Look at the proud! Their spirit is not right in them, but the righteous live by their faith.
(Book of Small Prophets Habakkuk Chapter 2 verse 4)
Oh God my Father I feel sorry and pray for people who are proud with themselves and with their achievements and attribute all the goodness achieved as their own personal merit. This may be a trap that even I fell into when my superiors cheered me for two positive interventions. However it is not I who did all the work but Your Holy Spirit who dwells in me showed me the steps that needed to be done, and for this I greatly thank You my God and Father Amen.
⁵ Moreover, wealth is treacherous; the arrogant do not endure. They open their throats wide as Sheol; like Death they never have enough. They gather all nations for themselves, and collect all peoples as their own.
(Book of Small Prophets Habakkuk Chapter 2 verse 5)
Oh God my Father arrogance is a agteway to hell, but humility is a pathway to heaven, I pray that I will never tread this evil path which takes me far away from You and closer to the gates of Hell.
⁶ Shall not everyone taunt such people, and with mocking riddles, say about them, "Alas for you who heap up what is not your own! How long will you load yourselves with goods taken in pledge?
(Book of Small Prophets Habakkuk Chapter 2 verse 6)
Oh God even I feel that I am taunted in my situation. Many people are telling me to go my way, however I pledge my obedience to You and only You. I am loading myself with misery and stress because of the pledge that I have made in Your presence. It is only You who can make the final decision and not myself Amen.
⁷ Will not your own creditors suddenly rise, and those who make you tremble wake up? Then you will be booty for them.
(Book of Small Prophets Habakkuk Chapter 2 verse 7)
Oh God my Father in this world we can rely on or trust in nobody, but You, for those in whom we place our trust, today as friends may, later on, become our enemies. Amen. Therefore our complete trust is to be placed in You alone. Amen. I invite you to click on the following link and join me in the following song:-
In Christ the Lord I place my trust (Credit to sinkit28)
⁸ Because you have plundered many nations, all that survive of the peoples shall plunder you- because of human bloodshed, and violence to the earth to cities and all who live in them
(Book of Small Prophets Habakkuk Chapter 2 verse 8)
Oh God my beloved Father, I thank You for being so protective and caring. You are my champion, You who fights my battles and daily issues with love care and power and might Amen. I thank You Jesus, for the victory is always Yours Amen.
⁹ 'Alas for you who get evil gain for your houses, setting your nest on high to be safe from the reach of harm! ¹⁰ You have devised shame for your house by cutting off many peoples; you have forfeited your life.
(Book of Small Prophets Habakkuk Chapter 2 verses 9 to 10)
Oh God my beloved Father we would do anything to insure ourselves against anything that would be of harm on earth. We even have a form of insurance called 'Act of God'. We have built around us what we believe to be many forms of security, which in truth are worthless, because if You choose to intervene nothing can stand up to You my God and Father Amen.
¹¹ The very stones will cry out from the wall, and the plaster will respond from the woodwork.
(Book of Small Prophets Habakkuk Chapter 2 verse 11)
Oh God my beloved Father, we are meddling so much with nature, the world is becoming so sinful in its ways, that even nature is turning against us. Amen.
Natural disasters (Credit to Kim Duffin)
¹² "Alas for you who build a town by bloodshed, and found a city on iniquity!"
(Book of Small Prophets Habakkuk Chapter 2 verse 12)
Oh God my Father, those who build on bloodshed reap on bloodshed, but Your presence will not be with such builders for You are just and merciful. I pray that You make me a postitive builder and not a negative one Amen.
¹³ Is it not from the LORD of hosts that peoples laboronly to feed the flames, and nations weary themselves for nothing?
(Book of Small Prophets Habakkuk Chapter 2 verse 13)
Oh dear Habbakuk my brother in Jesus Christ, you have a point, for at the point of death nobody takes anything with him or her but our coffin and the good and bad deeds that we did throughout our life on earth. Therefore it is best to reap for the day, and live as if that day is our last one on earth Amen.
¹⁴ But the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.
(Book of Small Prophets Habakkuk Chapter 2 verse 14)
Oh God my beloved Father, there will come the day when the whole world will be flooded with the experience and knowledge of the Good News, and there will be no space or occaison for evil to spread its seeds Amen.
¹⁵ "Alas for you who make your neighbours drink, pouring out your wrath until they are drunk, in order to gaze on their nakedness!"
(Book of Small Prophets Habakkuk Chapter 2 verse 15)
Oh God my Father, although certain experiences of my life have been bitter and hard to endure, I still pray for those who have tested me and hurt me so much as to have made me the person whom I have become today my God and Father, I pray both for my healing and even for their own Amen.
¹⁶ You will be sated with contempt instead of glory. Drink, you yourself, and stagger! The cup in the LORD's right hand will come around to you, and shame will come upon your glory!
(Book of Small Prophets Habakkuk Chapter 2 verse 16)
Oh God my Father I am drinking from Your cup, the wine is bitter sweet, it is the chalice of misery instead of glory. It is true that shame will come upon my glory, for my reputation is slowly coming to zero.
¹⁷ For the violence done to Lebanon will overwhelm you; the destruction of the animals will terrify you-because of human bloodshed snd violence to the earth, to cities and all who live in them.
(Book of Small Prophets Habakkuk Chapter 2 verse 17)
Oh God my beloved Father, I am deeply concerned about the tribulations that other countries or nations experience especially due to war and illness leading to death. Even though I can only pray for such people I still share in their pain and suffering Amen.
¹⁸ What use is an idol once its maker has shaped it-a cast image, a teacher of lies?For its maker trusts in what has been made, though the product is only an idol that cannot speak!
(Book of Small Prophets Habakkuk Chapter 2 verse 18)
Oh God my Father, why do we chose to believe in the created and not in the creator? Created things give pleasure for a limited time and then they are discarded, however Your pleasure is eternal Amen. I pray that this Christmas and every day of our lives, we chose what gives us long lasting pleasure that is only You my God and Father. Amen.
¹⁹ Alas for you who say to the wood, "Wake up! to silent stone, "Rouse yourself! Can it teach? See, it is gold and silver plated, and there is no breath in it at all. ²⁰ But the LORD is his holy temple; let all the earth keep silence before him!
(Book of Small Prophets Habakkuk Chapter 2 verses 19 to 20)
Oh God my beloved Father, many times we praise and worship that which deserves no worship and be cold towards that which merits praise and worship. I pray oh God my Father that we do not aim to obtain the greatest pleasure in life, because this will always be lacking in some way or another. It will never be enough to satisfy our cravings. However if we refer to You my God and Father, and seek our pleasure in You and in relationship with You this is an investment for life. For only You can satisfy our needs in You is found the greatest pleasure Amen.
Oh God my beloved Father, I would like to end this second chapter of the book of the Prophet Habakkuk with the following prayer:
Blessed be Your Name my God and Father, You who are a tower of refuge and consolation. May we all seek our fulfillment in You alone and not in the shadows that the world projects before us. They are all illusions, fame, power, wealth, that only give worldly pleasure but in themselves they are dead. Amen
