Join us in today’s devotion and prayer-
Read Habakkuk 2:6-20 in your favorite version or in the following KJV and then join us in praying below:
Habakkuk 2:6-20
Woe to the Chaldeans
6 Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!
7 Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booties unto them?
8 Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the people shall spoil thee; because of men’s blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.
9 Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!
10 Thou hast consulted shame to thy house by cutting off many people, and hast sinned against thy soul.
11 For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.
12 Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity!
13 Behold, is it not of the Lord of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity?
14 For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.
15 Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy bottle to him, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!
16 Thou art filled with shame for glory: drink thou also, and let thy foreskin be uncovered: the cup of the Lord’s right hand shall be turned unto thee, and shameful spewing shall be on thy glory.
17 For the violence of Lebanon shall cover thee, and the spoil of beasts, which made them afraid, because of men’s blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.
18 What profiteth the graven image that the maker thereof hath graven it; the molten image, and a teacher of lies, that the maker of his work trusteth therein, to make dumb idols?
19 Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise, it shall teach! Behold, it is laid over with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in the midst of it.
20 But the Lord is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him. (KJV)
Our Father,
You proclaimed judgment upon the Chaldeans through the prophet Habakkuk; also upon any people who build their nation or city upon the blood of others and through crime and iniquity.
The prophet also proclaims against those who create their own idols and false gods as the focus of their worship. Today many consume their lives making money and building their own financial security; but one cannot serve two masters and their own possessions have become their modern idols which will all pass away in the end.
The prophet concludes that You are the real God and continue to be Lord over all regardless of all of the false gods and all the world should be silent and respect You instead. In fact the time is coming when all of the earth will be filled with the knowledge of Your glory and truth “as the waters cover the sea.”
We are hoping to see and participate in that day when every people and nation will come to the knowledge that you are the true God and Creator and salvation and eternal life comes only through faith and commitment to your Son Jesus Christ. Let the world-wide revival and harvest begin.
In Jesus name, Amen.