Monday, April 2, 2018

Wait for it' it will certainly come and will not delay

Habakkuk 2:1-20
For the revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it linger, wait for it' it will certainly come and will not delay.
Woe to him who builds his house by unjust gain, setting his nest on high to escape the clutches of ruin!
Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed and establishes a town by injustice!
Has not the Lord Almighty determined that the people's labor is only fuel for the fire, that the nations exhaust themselves for nothing? For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.
Woe to him gives drink to his neighbors, pouring it from the wineskin till they are drunk, so that he can gave on their naked bodies!
Vow to him who says to wood, 'Come to life!' Or to lifeless stone, 'Wake up!' Cant it gave guidance? It is covered with gold and silver; there is no breath in it."
The Lord is in his holy temple let all the earth be silent before him.
The prophet takes his stance high on the watchtower, on the look-out, waiting with bated breath for God' response. And the assurance comes: God has not changed his nature; he has not joined sides with the wicked. When the final scores are added up, only those who trust God and remain true to him will live. God will punish all humanity's arrogant pride.
Woe betide(臨頭) those who greedily grab what belongs to others; who for selfish ends justify the cruellest means; who climb to power on the backs of others; who destroy and dehumanize; who give their worship to idols shaped by human hands. The lives of all such people are forfeit, whatever their nationality.
Why?
God's schedule is never delay! Wait for it certainly come!
All injustice things and people will be shamed and come to ruin.
How?
Do not complain to anyone, for the Lord is watching over the world. God knows heart of each man.




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