WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.520 page 942, 942. 00:00:25.080 --> 00:00:28.140 So we've been blessed the last couple of weeks. 00:00:28.140 --> 00:00:33.140 Sam has been preaching through the book of Habakkuk for us this August, so thank you, 00:00:33.200 --> 00:00:37.960 Sam, and we're looking forward to the final sermon in the series this morning. 00:00:38.659 --> 00:00:42.299 So we come to chapter 3 of Habakkuk. 00:00:43.859 --> 00:00:45.880 You're kind of getting two psalms this morning. 00:00:46.939 --> 00:00:48.840 This reads quite like a psalm, doesn't it? 00:00:48.859 --> 00:00:49.760 Habakkuk's Prayer. 00:00:50.880 --> 00:00:55.380 So Habakkuk chapter 3, and we're going to read from verse 1 to the end of the chapter. 00:00:58.140 --> 00:01:01.299 A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet. 00:01:03.480 --> 00:01:06.579 Lord, I have heard of your fame. 00:01:07.060 --> 00:01:10.239 I stand in awe of your deeds, Lord. 00:01:10.939 --> 00:01:13.280 Repeat them in our day, in our time. 00:01:13.460 --> 00:01:14.500 Make them known. 00:01:14.920 --> 00:01:17.460 In wrath, remember mercy. 00:01:17.459 --> 00:01:23.559 God came from Taman, the Holy One from Mount Paran. 00:01:24.119 --> 00:01:28.919 His glory covered the heavens, and his praise filled the earth. 00:01:30.099 --> 00:01:32.639 His splendor was like the sunrise. 00:01:33.299 --> 00:01:38.060 Rays flashed from his hands where his power was hidden. 00:01:39.039 --> 00:01:40.739 Plague went before him. 00:01:41.379 --> 00:01:43.699 Pestilence followed his steps. 00:01:43.700 --> 00:01:47.400 He stood and shook the earth. 00:01:47.980 --> 00:01:51.060 He looked and made the nations tremble. 00:01:51.680 --> 00:01:55.859 The ancient mountains crumbled, and the age-old hills collapsed. 00:01:56.400 --> 00:01:58.939 But he marches on forever. 00:01:59.900 --> 00:02:04.480 I saw the tents of Cushion in distress, the dwellings of Midian in anguish. 00:02:04.480 --> 00:02:07.500 Were you angry with the rivers, Lord? 00:02:07.859 --> 00:02:09.719 Was your wrath against the streams? 00:02:10.539 --> 00:02:15.300 Did you rage against the sea when you rode your horses and your chariots to victory? 00:02:16.759 --> 00:02:18.659 You uncovered your bow. 00:02:19.120 --> 00:02:21.060 You called for many arrows. 00:02:21.460 --> 00:02:23.500 You split the earth with rivers. 00:02:23.759 --> 00:02:26.480 The mountains saw you and rithered. 00:02:26.479 --> 00:02:34.019 And rithered, torrents of water swept by and deep roared and lifted its waves on high. 00:02:35.019 --> 00:02:37.239 Sun and moon stood still in the heavens. 00:02:37.859 --> 00:02:40.039 At the glint of your flying arrows. 00:02:40.399 --> 00:02:42.479 At the lightning of your flashing spear. 00:02:43.239 --> 00:02:46.560 In wrath you strode through the earth. 00:02:46.560 --> 00:02:50.539 And in anger you thrashed the nations. 00:02:51.599 --> 00:02:53.640 You came out to deliver your people. 00:02:54.140 --> 00:02:55.759 To save your anointed one. 00:02:56.020 --> 00:02:58.520 You crushed the leader of the land of wickedness. 00:02:59.099 --> 00:03:01.180 You stripped him from head to foot. 00:03:02.000 --> 00:03:04.400 With his own spear you pierced his head. 00:03:05.099 --> 00:03:07.199 When his warriors stormed out to scatter us. 00:03:07.500 --> 00:03:10.580 Gloating as though about to devour the wretched who were in hiding. 00:03:11.199 --> 00:03:13.240 You trampled the sea with your horses. 00:03:13.620 --> 00:03:15.520 Churning the great waters. 00:03:16.560 --> 00:03:20.199 I heard and my heart pounded. 00:03:20.319 --> 00:03:22.539 My lips quivered at the sound. 00:03:22.860 --> 00:03:26.920 Decay crept into my bones and my legs trembled. 00:03:28.199 --> 00:03:32.620 Yet I will wait patiently for the days of calamity. 00:03:32.840 --> 00:03:36.699 To come on the nation invading us. 00:03:37.640 --> 00:03:39.840 Though the fig tree does not bud. 00:03:40.800 --> 00:03:42.719 There are no grapes on the vines. 00:03:43.039 --> 00:03:45.840 Though the olive crops fail. 00:03:45.840 --> 00:03:49.259 And the fields produce no food. 00:03:49.599 --> 00:03:52.539 Though there are no sheep in the sheepfold. 00:03:52.700 --> 00:03:55.000 And no cattle in the stalls. 00:03:56.000 --> 00:04:00.980 Yet I will rejoice in the Lord. 00:04:01.400 --> 00:04:06.480 I will be joyful in God my Savior. 00:04:06.479 --> 00:04:10.519 The sovereign Lord is my strength. 00:04:10.519 --> 00:04:13.939 He makes my feet like the feet of a deer. 00:04:14.340 --> 00:04:17.740 He enables me to tread on the heights. 00:04:17.740 --> 00:04:21.699 Thank the Lord for his word. 00:04:22.060 --> 00:04:22.639 Thank you Sam. 00:04:22.639 --> 00:04:22.680 Thank you Sam. 00:04:32.680 --> 00:04:33.819 Good morning everybody. 00:04:34.840 --> 00:04:37.280 Thank you so much Ralph for reading for us. 00:04:37.879 --> 00:04:39.600 And let's pray for a begin. 00:04:39.600 --> 00:04:49.260 Lord you are a holy, holy God. 00:04:49.259 --> 00:04:52.819 Everything we've read. 00:04:52.819 --> 00:04:55.860 Just shouts your majesty. 00:04:56.360 --> 00:04:57.579 Your glory. 00:04:58.959 --> 00:05:00.860 Oh give us reverence now. 00:05:02.500 --> 00:05:03.719 And humility. 00:05:04.219 --> 00:05:07.659 To submit ourselves to your word this morning. 00:05:08.219 --> 00:05:10.420 In the midst of our painful struggles. 00:05:10.420 --> 00:05:13.560 In Jesus name. 00:05:13.560 --> 00:05:13.840 Amen. 00:05:19.120 --> 00:05:23.439 Well the story is told about a group of new believers in Christ. 00:05:24.480 --> 00:05:26.439 Who were thrown into prison. 00:05:26.680 --> 00:05:28.800 By the authorities in their city. 00:05:28.800 --> 00:05:32.939 A public announcement was made. 00:05:33.160 --> 00:05:34.939 Warning anyone else. 00:05:35.620 --> 00:05:36.660 Who would dare. 00:05:37.500 --> 00:05:39.420 Align themselves to Jesus Christ. 00:05:39.579 --> 00:05:41.400 That they would face the consequences. 00:05:43.939 --> 00:05:46.100 It was a gross injustice. 00:05:47.780 --> 00:05:49.319 But there were some other Christians. 00:05:49.819 --> 00:05:51.819 In the city who weren't caught. 00:05:53.500 --> 00:05:55.439 They weren't identified with Christ. 00:05:55.540 --> 00:05:57.180 And they had a big decision to make then. 00:05:57.180 --> 00:06:00.019 Would they dare to visit. 00:06:00.280 --> 00:06:02.040 Their brothers and sisters in prison. 00:06:04.060 --> 00:06:05.060 To feed them. 00:06:05.340 --> 00:06:06.019 To care for them. 00:06:06.699 --> 00:06:08.400 The prison conditions were horrendous. 00:06:09.540 --> 00:06:11.139 Or would they stay in hiding. 00:06:13.780 --> 00:06:15.420 Well in Hebrews chapter 10. 00:06:15.620 --> 00:06:17.100 Where that story is actually recorded. 00:06:18.120 --> 00:06:19.079 We read. 00:06:19.340 --> 00:06:21.240 That they did indeed go. 00:06:22.100 --> 00:06:23.960 And visit their brothers and sisters. 00:06:24.460 --> 00:06:25.040 In prison. 00:06:25.040 --> 00:06:26.240 And consequently. 00:06:27.180 --> 00:06:28.600 Hebrews tells us. 00:06:28.600 --> 00:06:29.060 That they. 00:06:29.680 --> 00:06:31.379 Injured public insults. 00:06:31.379 --> 00:06:32.860 At the hands of the city authorities. 00:06:32.860 --> 00:06:33.500 And. 00:06:34.620 --> 00:06:35.680 Their property. 00:06:36.240 --> 00:06:37.060 Was confiscated. 00:06:39.400 --> 00:06:40.699 Now how would you feel. 00:06:41.560 --> 00:06:42.780 Losing your home. 00:06:43.000 --> 00:06:43.780 Or your business. 00:06:43.960 --> 00:06:44.800 To some corrupt. 00:06:45.519 --> 00:06:46.139 Government. 00:06:46.800 --> 00:06:47.720 I'd be angry. 00:06:47.920 --> 00:06:48.800 And sickened. 00:06:48.920 --> 00:06:49.740 By the injustice. 00:06:49.740 --> 00:06:50.500 Of it all. 00:06:50.500 --> 00:06:54.199 But the author of Hebrews. 00:06:55.000 --> 00:06:56.560 Who is writing a letter. 00:06:56.699 --> 00:06:58.459 Directly to these Christians. 00:06:58.560 --> 00:06:59.040 And questions. 00:06:59.160 --> 00:07:00.060 Listen to what he says. 00:07:00.120 --> 00:07:00.459 He says. 00:07:01.920 --> 00:07:03.420 You joyfully. 00:07:03.920 --> 00:07:04.519 Accepted. 00:07:05.180 --> 00:07:06.600 The confiscation. 00:07:07.000 --> 00:07:07.920 Of your property. 00:07:10.319 --> 00:07:10.879 Joyfully. 00:07:12.180 --> 00:07:14.399 Every time I've read that verse in my life. 00:07:14.519 --> 00:07:15.740 It has stopped me. 00:07:15.740 --> 00:07:16.740 In my tracks. 00:07:16.740 --> 00:07:19.400 How could you have joy. 00:07:20.160 --> 00:07:21.360 In the middle of that. 00:07:22.079 --> 00:07:22.680 Painful. 00:07:23.019 --> 00:07:23.600 Struggle. 00:07:26.860 --> 00:07:28.699 And as I look around the room here. 00:07:29.199 --> 00:07:30.060 Many of you I know. 00:07:32.319 --> 00:07:32.879 And. 00:07:33.240 --> 00:07:35.319 Many of you have tales of. 00:07:35.840 --> 00:07:36.160 Deep. 00:07:36.860 --> 00:07:37.500 Painful. 00:07:37.860 --> 00:07:38.460 Struggles. 00:07:38.459 --> 00:07:41.339 That you've either walked through in the past. 00:07:41.419 --> 00:07:43.779 Or are still walking through this very day. 00:07:44.839 --> 00:07:45.419 Maybe it's. 00:07:45.839 --> 00:07:46.279 Losing. 00:07:46.899 --> 00:07:47.339 Battle. 00:07:47.500 --> 00:07:47.819 Against. 00:07:48.199 --> 00:07:48.579 Chronic. 00:07:48.719 --> 00:07:49.519 Long term pain. 00:07:49.620 --> 00:07:51.099 Maybe it's unjust treatment. 00:07:51.519 --> 00:07:52.139 In work. 00:07:52.299 --> 00:07:52.779 Or bullying. 00:07:52.919 --> 00:07:53.419 In school. 00:07:53.740 --> 00:07:54.560 Maybe it's depression. 00:07:54.699 --> 00:07:55.719 Or a struggling marriage. 00:07:55.899 --> 00:07:56.359 Maybe it's. 00:07:56.659 --> 00:07:57.599 Constant worry. 00:07:57.679 --> 00:07:58.459 About your kids. 00:07:59.560 --> 00:08:00.159 Maybe it was. 00:08:00.740 --> 00:08:01.699 Losing a loved one. 00:08:01.699 --> 00:08:02.740 Far too soon. 00:08:05.819 --> 00:08:07.459 And in all these things. 00:08:08.459 --> 00:08:10.239 God has allowed. 00:08:10.239 --> 00:08:11.279 The struggle. 00:08:11.659 --> 00:08:12.259 To continue. 00:08:13.060 --> 00:08:14.180 In our lives. 00:08:15.899 --> 00:08:17.879 And just like Habakkuk did. 00:08:18.120 --> 00:08:19.479 Back in chapter one. 00:08:21.180 --> 00:08:22.699 You may have asked him. 00:08:22.799 --> 00:08:24.519 Time and time again. 00:08:24.639 --> 00:08:25.979 To take away. 00:08:26.419 --> 00:08:27.279 That struggle. 00:08:27.419 --> 00:08:27.979 But God. 00:08:28.240 --> 00:08:29.459 Hasn't done it. 00:08:29.579 --> 00:08:29.919 Yet. 00:08:31.679 --> 00:08:33.059 And the question. 00:08:33.240 --> 00:08:34.720 Being implicitly asked. 00:08:35.360 --> 00:08:36.639 In our passage today. 00:08:36.759 --> 00:08:37.240 Is this. 00:08:37.240 --> 00:08:39.740 How can you have joy. 00:08:41.440 --> 00:08:42.419 When the struggle. 00:08:42.580 --> 00:08:43.299 Just continues. 00:08:43.299 --> 00:08:43.940 Unabated. 00:08:44.840 --> 00:08:46.220 How can you have joy. 00:08:46.279 --> 00:08:47.519 In the place of barrenness. 00:08:47.560 --> 00:08:48.100 And emptiness. 00:08:48.100 --> 00:08:49.100 Where pain. 00:08:49.200 --> 00:08:49.720 And injustice. 00:08:49.940 --> 00:08:51.279 Continue unchecked. 00:08:55.019 --> 00:08:56.240 If you were with us. 00:08:56.480 --> 00:08:57.379 The last few weeks. 00:08:57.700 --> 00:08:59.080 Back in chapter one. 00:08:59.620 --> 00:09:00.740 Habakkuk brought his. 00:09:00.899 --> 00:09:01.980 Honest questions. 00:09:01.980 --> 00:09:02.500 To God. 00:09:02.580 --> 00:09:02.840 About. 00:09:02.840 --> 00:09:04.139 The pain. 00:09:04.259 --> 00:09:04.820 And injustice. 00:09:04.820 --> 00:09:05.800 Surrounding him. 00:09:06.220 --> 00:09:07.280 And God's answer. 00:09:07.280 --> 00:09:07.980 Was actually. 00:09:07.980 --> 00:09:08.980 What he feared the most. 00:09:09.080 --> 00:09:10.019 He was going to send. 00:09:10.240 --> 00:09:11.780 The Babylonian army. 00:09:12.399 --> 00:09:13.759 To overwhelm. 00:09:14.000 --> 00:09:14.320 Judah. 00:09:15.600 --> 00:09:16.800 That threw Habakkuk. 00:09:16.860 --> 00:09:17.300 Into this. 00:09:18.300 --> 00:09:18.759 Turmoil. 00:09:18.860 --> 00:09:20.139 Even deeper than before. 00:09:21.580 --> 00:09:23.040 And rather than instantly. 00:09:23.039 --> 00:09:24.279 Fixing the problem. 00:09:25.179 --> 00:09:26.000 In chapter two. 00:09:26.679 --> 00:09:27.980 God asks Habakkuk. 00:09:28.059 --> 00:09:29.039 To live by faith. 00:09:29.919 --> 00:09:30.599 In his. 00:09:31.000 --> 00:09:31.439 Future. 00:09:31.839 --> 00:09:32.399 Resolution. 00:09:32.559 --> 00:09:33.360 To the problems. 00:09:34.480 --> 00:09:34.919 Justice. 00:09:35.079 --> 00:09:35.579 Will be done. 00:09:36.659 --> 00:09:37.399 God's glory. 00:09:37.500 --> 00:09:38.299 Will be restored. 00:09:38.740 --> 00:09:39.399 God's name. 00:09:39.639 --> 00:09:40.659 Will be revered. 00:09:40.740 --> 00:09:41.059 But. 00:09:41.240 --> 00:09:41.839 Habakkuk. 00:09:41.919 --> 00:09:42.719 Would have to wait. 00:09:42.720 --> 00:09:46.820 And now in chapter three. 00:09:48.220 --> 00:09:49.700 We hear Habakkuk's. 00:09:49.960 --> 00:09:51.040 Final response. 00:09:51.740 --> 00:09:52.360 To God. 00:09:52.720 --> 00:09:53.720 And what is he going to say? 00:09:56.680 --> 00:09:58.240 Well what strikes us first. 00:09:58.360 --> 00:09:58.620 Is that. 00:10:00.000 --> 00:10:01.300 Absolutely nothing. 00:10:01.300 --> 00:10:02.180 Has changed. 00:10:02.180 --> 00:10:03.500 About his present. 00:10:03.980 --> 00:10:04.580 Situation. 00:10:05.220 --> 00:10:06.440 The painful struggle. 00:10:06.600 --> 00:10:08.320 Continues just as before. 00:10:08.500 --> 00:10:08.600 But. 00:10:09.139 --> 00:10:10.019 His outlook. 00:10:11.300 --> 00:10:12.500 Well that is transformed. 00:10:12.720 --> 00:10:14.899 Verse two. 00:10:15.580 --> 00:10:16.639 Serves as a summary. 00:10:16.639 --> 00:10:17.820 Of the rest of the chapter. 00:10:17.920 --> 00:10:18.240 I think. 00:10:18.940 --> 00:10:19.980 Let's read it together. 00:10:20.100 --> 00:10:20.340 It says. 00:10:20.500 --> 00:10:20.820 Lord. 00:10:21.740 --> 00:10:23.019 I have heard. 00:10:23.019 --> 00:10:23.980 Of your fame. 00:10:25.120 --> 00:10:26.259 I stand. 00:10:26.399 --> 00:10:27.180 In awe. 00:10:27.300 --> 00:10:28.620 Of your deeds. 00:10:29.100 --> 00:10:29.420 Lord. 00:10:31.540 --> 00:10:32.139 You know. 00:10:32.180 --> 00:10:33.240 God may seem absent. 00:10:33.379 --> 00:10:34.040 In Habakkuk's. 00:10:34.399 --> 00:10:34.680 Days. 00:10:34.779 --> 00:10:35.340 But Habakkuk. 00:10:35.460 --> 00:10:36.080 Has heard. 00:10:36.480 --> 00:10:37.440 Of all the wonders. 00:10:37.720 --> 00:10:38.779 That God did. 00:10:38.840 --> 00:10:39.360 In the past. 00:10:39.440 --> 00:10:40.500 And he stands in awe. 00:10:40.560 --> 00:10:41.300 He worships. 00:10:42.720 --> 00:10:43.340 So first. 00:10:43.580 --> 00:10:43.980 Habakkuk. 00:10:43.980 --> 00:10:45.259 Looks back. 00:10:45.580 --> 00:10:46.680 To the past. 00:10:46.680 --> 00:10:47.420 In praise. 00:10:47.540 --> 00:10:47.920 And then. 00:10:48.500 --> 00:10:49.320 He looks forward. 00:10:49.440 --> 00:10:50.139 To the future. 00:10:50.639 --> 00:10:51.340 In faith. 00:10:51.460 --> 00:10:52.480 Look at the rest of verse two. 00:10:53.040 --> 00:10:54.639 Repeat those wondrous deeds. 00:10:54.700 --> 00:10:55.279 In our day. 00:10:56.160 --> 00:10:56.899 In our time. 00:10:56.980 --> 00:10:57.779 Make them known. 00:10:58.019 --> 00:10:58.700 In wrath. 00:10:59.100 --> 00:10:59.660 Remember. 00:11:00.019 --> 00:11:00.420 Mercy. 00:11:03.420 --> 00:11:03.820 Habakkuk. 00:11:03.820 --> 00:11:04.820 Habakkuk. 00:11:04.820 --> 00:11:05.160 Really believes. 00:11:06.160 --> 00:11:07.160 That God will. 00:11:07.460 --> 00:11:08.300 Save his people. 00:11:08.860 --> 00:11:09.220 Again. 00:11:09.360 --> 00:11:09.720 And this. 00:11:09.940 --> 00:11:10.680 Short verse. 00:11:10.780 --> 00:11:11.840 Just sums up the rest. 00:11:11.840 --> 00:11:12.500 Of the chapter. 00:11:12.700 --> 00:11:12.920 Because. 00:11:13.420 --> 00:11:14.900 With praise for the past. 00:11:16.120 --> 00:11:17.720 And faith for the future. 00:11:18.680 --> 00:11:19.180 Habakkuk. 00:11:19.260 --> 00:11:20.560 Is able to find joy. 00:11:21.120 --> 00:11:22.080 For the journey. 00:11:23.520 --> 00:11:24.720 And that's why we desperately. 00:11:24.720 --> 00:11:26.300 Need to hear God's word. 00:11:26.500 --> 00:11:27.160 To us. 00:11:27.280 --> 00:11:27.620 Today. 00:11:27.820 --> 00:11:28.760 Because Habakkuk. 00:11:28.860 --> 00:11:29.360 Shows us. 00:11:29.480 --> 00:11:30.720 How we can. 00:11:30.960 --> 00:11:32.120 Have real joy. 00:11:32.120 --> 00:11:34.139 Even when the painful struggle. 00:11:34.639 --> 00:11:35.899 Doesn't change. 00:11:37.679 --> 00:11:39.080 So that's where we're going today. 00:11:39.179 --> 00:11:39.460 Let's. 00:11:40.100 --> 00:11:40.500 Begin. 00:11:40.820 --> 00:11:41.080 Back. 00:11:42.259 --> 00:11:43.379 In verse three. 00:11:43.820 --> 00:11:44.500 Where Habakkuk. 00:11:44.620 --> 00:11:45.460 Praises God. 00:11:45.879 --> 00:11:46.799 For the past. 00:11:46.980 --> 00:11:47.919 And this is a breathtaking. 00:11:48.279 --> 00:11:48.740 Recount. 00:11:49.220 --> 00:11:50.100 Of how God. 00:11:50.320 --> 00:11:51.240 Came to fight. 00:11:51.539 --> 00:11:52.519 For his people. 00:11:52.659 --> 00:11:53.919 Bringing them out of slavery. 00:11:54.019 --> 00:11:54.399 In Egypt. 00:11:55.360 --> 00:11:57.340 And into the promised land. 00:11:57.399 --> 00:11:58.240 And the main point. 00:11:58.700 --> 00:11:59.600 That you need to know. 00:11:59.720 --> 00:12:01.039 Going through this whole section. 00:12:01.039 --> 00:12:01.440 Is this. 00:12:01.440 --> 00:12:02.080 God. 00:12:02.080 --> 00:12:02.100 God. 00:12:02.420 --> 00:12:04.300 Shows his matchless power. 00:12:05.400 --> 00:12:06.320 To save. 00:12:06.580 --> 00:12:07.560 His people. 00:12:08.340 --> 00:12:09.000 Everything. 00:12:09.180 --> 00:12:09.820 That was considered. 00:12:09.820 --> 00:12:11.060 To be strong. 00:12:11.480 --> 00:12:12.100 Secure. 00:12:12.400 --> 00:12:13.400 And praiseworthy. 00:12:13.560 --> 00:12:14.620 In their world. 00:12:15.960 --> 00:12:17.220 God shows up. 00:12:17.620 --> 00:12:19.220 To be helplessly weak. 00:12:19.320 --> 00:12:19.920 In comparison. 00:12:21.060 --> 00:12:21.820 Starting. 00:12:22.360 --> 00:12:23.460 In verse three. 00:12:23.620 --> 00:12:24.840 God came from Timan. 00:12:25.100 --> 00:12:25.940 The holy one. 00:12:26.200 --> 00:12:27.100 From Mount Paran. 00:12:27.220 --> 00:12:27.960 His glory. 00:12:28.320 --> 00:12:29.020 Covered. 00:12:29.019 --> 00:12:29.659 The heavens. 00:12:29.659 --> 00:12:30.799 And his praise. 00:12:30.799 --> 00:12:31.659 The earth. 00:12:31.659 --> 00:12:32.639 The earth. 00:12:32.639 --> 00:12:33.600 His splendor. 00:12:33.600 --> 00:12:35.199 Was like the sunrise. 00:12:35.620 --> 00:12:36.039 Rays. 00:12:36.279 --> 00:12:36.799 Flashed. 00:12:36.799 --> 00:12:37.779 From his hand. 00:12:38.139 --> 00:12:39.100 Where his power. 00:12:39.559 --> 00:12:40.079 Was hidden. 00:12:40.080 --> 00:12:43.139 First. 00:12:43.139 --> 00:12:44.120 God brings us. 00:12:44.120 --> 00:12:44.879 To Mount Paran. 00:12:44.879 --> 00:12:45.720 And this is the area. 00:12:45.720 --> 00:12:46.759 In the Sinai desert. 00:12:46.759 --> 00:12:47.300 Where God. 00:12:47.680 --> 00:12:48.160 First. 00:12:48.160 --> 00:12:49.240 Met with his people. 00:12:49.240 --> 00:12:50.200 After he brought them. 00:12:50.560 --> 00:12:51.379 Out of Egypt. 00:12:51.560 --> 00:12:52.540 And in verse six. 00:12:52.639 --> 00:12:53.360 We find the first. 00:12:54.000 --> 00:12:54.800 Demonstration. 00:12:54.799 --> 00:12:55.599 God's. 00:12:55.599 --> 00:12:55.919 God's. 00:12:55.919 --> 00:12:56.819 Matchless. 00:12:57.299 --> 00:12:57.699 Power. 00:12:57.799 --> 00:12:57.879 Now. 00:12:57.959 --> 00:12:58.799 Just to ask you. 00:12:59.439 --> 00:13:00.039 As God people. 00:13:00.719 --> 00:13:01.759 Looked around them. 00:13:02.599 --> 00:13:04.559 What could have been more solid. 00:13:05.359 --> 00:13:06.419 Or secure. 00:13:06.959 --> 00:13:08.279 Than the mountains. 00:13:08.579 --> 00:13:09.179 In their path. 00:13:10.120 --> 00:13:11.259 Well look in verse six. 00:13:12.279 --> 00:13:12.979 God stood. 00:13:13.500 --> 00:13:14.959 And shook the earth. 00:13:15.199 --> 00:13:15.679 He looked. 00:13:16.439 --> 00:13:18.199 And made the nations tremble. 00:13:18.419 --> 00:13:19.939 The ancient mountains. 00:13:20.240 --> 00:13:20.719 Crumbled. 00:13:21.439 --> 00:13:22.979 And the age old hills. 00:13:23.219 --> 00:13:23.979 Collapsed. 00:13:23.980 --> 00:13:25.500 But he. 00:13:26.360 --> 00:13:27.360 Marches on. 00:13:27.860 --> 00:13:28.300 Forever. 00:13:28.620 --> 00:13:28.879 Wow. 00:13:29.600 --> 00:13:30.320 Here's the point. 00:13:30.379 --> 00:13:30.940 In this imagery. 00:13:31.100 --> 00:13:31.539 God. 00:13:31.539 --> 00:13:32.820 Is matchless. 00:13:33.000 --> 00:13:33.460 In power. 00:13:33.740 --> 00:13:34.279 The stability. 00:13:34.399 --> 00:13:34.920 Of the mountains. 00:13:35.399 --> 00:13:36.740 Is as nothing. 00:13:37.580 --> 00:13:38.539 Compared to him. 00:13:39.060 --> 00:13:39.240 Next. 00:13:39.399 --> 00:13:40.740 What could be more terrifying. 00:13:41.139 --> 00:13:42.460 For the ancient peoples. 00:13:42.580 --> 00:13:43.139 Than the sea. 00:13:44.620 --> 00:13:46.180 It was untamable. 00:13:47.039 --> 00:13:47.560 Unpredictable. 00:13:47.779 --> 00:13:48.279 To be avoided. 00:13:48.420 --> 00:13:49.240 At all costs. 00:13:49.680 --> 00:13:51.000 It was a symbol of chaos. 00:13:51.700 --> 00:13:52.220 Disorder. 00:13:52.659 --> 00:13:53.240 And terror. 00:13:53.340 --> 00:13:53.960 But look at verse. 00:13:53.980 --> 00:13:54.220 Eight. 00:13:55.320 --> 00:13:56.060 Were you angry. 00:13:56.060 --> 00:13:56.620 With the rivers. 00:13:56.620 --> 00:13:56.940 Lord. 00:13:57.659 --> 00:13:58.580 Was your wrath. 00:13:58.580 --> 00:13:59.519 Against the streams. 00:13:59.639 --> 00:14:00.379 Did you rage. 00:14:00.460 --> 00:14:01.240 Against the sea. 00:14:01.340 --> 00:14:02.039 When you rode. 00:14:02.139 --> 00:14:02.680 Your horses. 00:14:02.680 --> 00:14:03.539 And your chariots. 00:14:03.659 --> 00:14:04.240 To victory. 00:14:05.300 --> 00:14:06.240 And then look down. 00:14:06.279 --> 00:14:06.879 At verse 15. 00:14:08.560 --> 00:14:09.600 You trampled. 00:14:09.860 --> 00:14:10.560 The sea. 00:14:10.680 --> 00:14:11.800 With your horses. 00:14:12.720 --> 00:14:13.159 Churning. 00:14:13.539 --> 00:14:14.759 The great waters. 00:14:15.600 --> 00:14:16.480 The point is this. 00:14:16.580 --> 00:14:17.000 God. 00:14:17.100 --> 00:14:17.800 Is matchless. 00:14:17.879 --> 00:14:18.379 In power. 00:14:18.620 --> 00:14:19.360 The chaos. 00:14:19.360 --> 00:14:19.980 Of the sea. 00:14:19.980 --> 00:14:22.399 Is no match. 00:14:22.399 --> 00:14:22.420 Is no match. 00:14:22.420 --> 00:14:22.940 For him. 00:14:23.659 --> 00:14:23.980 Next. 00:14:24.080 --> 00:14:24.600 What could be more. 00:14:25.139 --> 00:14:25.500 Constant. 00:14:26.060 --> 00:14:27.399 Than the patterns. 00:14:27.399 --> 00:14:28.960 Of the solar system. 00:14:30.240 --> 00:14:31.840 Look at what the Israelites. 00:14:32.220 --> 00:14:32.779 Witnessed. 00:14:32.779 --> 00:14:33.500 Their God. 00:14:33.580 --> 00:14:33.960 Doing. 00:14:34.120 --> 00:14:34.639 In verse. 00:14:34.800 --> 00:14:35.300 11. 00:14:36.259 --> 00:14:36.820 Sun. 00:14:37.060 --> 00:14:37.720 And moon. 00:14:38.000 --> 00:14:39.019 Stood still. 00:14:39.019 --> 00:14:39.879 In the heavens. 00:14:40.139 --> 00:14:40.920 At the glint. 00:14:41.120 --> 00:14:42.320 Of your flying arrows. 00:14:42.320 --> 00:14:43.080 At the lightning. 00:14:43.320 --> 00:14:43.980 Of your. 00:14:44.379 --> 00:14:45.320 Flashing spear. 00:14:45.320 --> 00:14:46.320 And you can read more. 00:14:46.420 --> 00:14:46.980 About that event. 00:14:47.100 --> 00:14:47.440 If you want. 00:14:47.500 --> 00:14:48.320 In Joshua 10. 00:14:48.920 --> 00:14:50.080 The point is this. 00:14:50.240 --> 00:14:50.620 God. 00:14:50.700 --> 00:14:51.640 Is matchless. 00:14:51.640 --> 00:14:52.200 In power. 00:14:52.920 --> 00:14:53.820 The planets. 00:14:54.300 --> 00:14:54.800 Spin. 00:14:55.220 --> 00:14:56.180 At his. 00:14:56.480 --> 00:14:56.920 Command. 00:14:57.580 --> 00:14:58.060 Alone. 00:14:59.140 --> 00:14:59.500 Next. 00:14:59.620 --> 00:14:59.740 What. 00:15:00.120 --> 00:15:00.900 Who could be more. 00:15:01.060 --> 00:15:01.480 Threatening. 00:15:01.600 --> 00:15:02.379 For God's people. 00:15:02.520 --> 00:15:03.540 Than the surrounding. 00:15:03.740 --> 00:15:04.100 Nations. 00:15:04.960 --> 00:15:05.680 They were all out. 00:15:05.720 --> 00:15:06.700 To destroy them. 00:15:08.300 --> 00:15:09.540 I read in verse 12. 00:15:10.960 --> 00:15:11.600 In wrath. 00:15:12.120 --> 00:15:13.140 You strode. 00:15:13.340 --> 00:15:13.960 Through the earth. 00:15:14.280 --> 00:15:14.900 And in anger. 00:15:14.899 --> 00:15:15.860 You threshed. 00:15:15.919 --> 00:15:16.919 Or you tread on. 00:15:17.179 --> 00:15:17.840 The nations. 00:15:18.199 --> 00:15:18.939 You came out. 00:15:18.939 --> 00:15:20.159 To deliver your people. 00:15:20.399 --> 00:15:21.379 To save. 00:15:21.779 --> 00:15:22.879 Your anointed one. 00:15:24.500 --> 00:15:25.000 You see. 00:15:25.279 --> 00:15:25.779 God. 00:15:25.779 --> 00:15:26.779 Is matchless. 00:15:26.919 --> 00:15:27.360 In power. 00:15:28.480 --> 00:15:29.399 When God. 00:15:29.480 --> 00:15:30.379 Fought for his people. 00:15:31.340 --> 00:15:31.919 The enemy. 00:15:31.919 --> 00:15:32.860 Was doomed. 00:15:33.340 --> 00:15:33.980 Before they had. 00:15:34.120 --> 00:15:34.480 Even. 00:15:34.840 --> 00:15:35.379 Picked up. 00:15:35.939 --> 00:15:36.480 A sword. 00:15:37.600 --> 00:15:38.059 And lastly. 00:15:38.159 --> 00:15:38.799 Who could be more. 00:15:39.299 --> 00:15:39.819 Invincible. 00:15:40.679 --> 00:15:41.460 In the eyes. 00:15:41.819 --> 00:15:42.799 Of God's people. 00:15:42.939 --> 00:15:43.100 Than. 00:15:43.779 --> 00:15:44.399 The kings. 00:15:44.399 --> 00:15:45.199 Of the earth. 00:15:45.519 --> 00:15:46.220 Now Israel. 00:15:46.919 --> 00:15:47.459 You may know. 00:15:47.539 --> 00:15:48.539 Was in slavery. 00:15:48.539 --> 00:15:49.299 In Egypt. 00:15:49.740 --> 00:15:50.000 Okay. 00:15:50.439 --> 00:15:51.659 They were under the rule. 00:15:51.659 --> 00:15:52.879 Of the mighty pharaohs. 00:15:52.879 --> 00:15:53.919 For hundreds of years. 00:15:53.919 --> 00:15:55.019 And the pharaohs. 00:15:55.100 --> 00:15:55.659 They were worshipped. 00:15:55.659 --> 00:15:56.179 As gods. 00:15:56.299 --> 00:15:57.379 They were the most powerful men. 00:15:57.419 --> 00:15:57.819 In the world. 00:15:57.819 --> 00:15:58.360 At that time. 00:15:58.480 --> 00:15:59.159 But read. 00:15:59.259 --> 00:16:00.039 Verse 13. 00:16:01.939 --> 00:16:02.639 Halfway through. 00:16:03.639 --> 00:16:03.939 You. 00:16:04.740 --> 00:16:05.259 Crushed. 00:16:05.340 --> 00:16:05.840 The leader. 00:16:06.179 --> 00:16:06.759 Of the land. 00:16:06.799 --> 00:16:07.379 Of wickedness. 00:16:07.919 --> 00:16:09.079 You stripped him. 00:16:09.079 --> 00:16:10.019 From head to foot. 00:16:10.100 --> 00:16:11.139 With his own spear. 00:16:11.139 --> 00:16:12.399 You pierced his head. 00:16:12.519 --> 00:16:13.319 When his warriors. 00:16:13.519 --> 00:16:14.240 Stormed out. 00:16:14.340 --> 00:16:15.360 To scatter us. 00:16:17.199 --> 00:16:18.899 The point in all these examples. 00:16:19.019 --> 00:16:19.439 Is clear. 00:16:20.220 --> 00:16:22.699 God shows his matchless power. 00:16:23.259 --> 00:16:24.159 To save. 00:16:24.419 --> 00:16:25.159 His people. 00:16:25.879 --> 00:16:26.439 Over. 00:16:27.019 --> 00:16:28.039 And over. 00:16:28.439 --> 00:16:28.879 Again. 00:16:29.019 --> 00:16:29.279 Now. 00:16:31.039 --> 00:16:32.559 The thing is this. 00:16:32.879 --> 00:16:33.439 God. 00:16:33.840 --> 00:16:34.860 Only fought. 00:16:35.200 --> 00:16:36.480 For the nation of Israel. 00:16:37.019 --> 00:16:37.960 He didn't fight for. 00:16:37.960 --> 00:16:39.900 The other nations around Israel. 00:16:39.900 --> 00:16:41.440 He fought for Israel alone. 00:16:42.360 --> 00:16:43.379 And all the other nations. 00:16:43.379 --> 00:16:44.080 Were excluded. 00:16:44.080 --> 00:16:45.400 From God's presence. 00:16:45.400 --> 00:16:45.780 And his. 00:16:46.379 --> 00:16:46.900 Blessing. 00:16:48.580 --> 00:16:49.480 Not includes us. 00:16:49.540 --> 00:16:50.040 We don't have. 00:16:50.200 --> 00:16:50.960 I don't have direct. 00:16:51.160 --> 00:16:51.700 Blood lineage. 00:16:51.920 --> 00:16:52.040 To. 00:16:52.519 --> 00:16:53.620 The people of Israel. 00:16:54.200 --> 00:16:55.100 And you probably don't either. 00:16:55.180 --> 00:16:55.320 Well. 00:16:55.580 --> 00:16:56.300 What about us? 00:16:56.379 --> 00:16:56.480 Well. 00:16:56.519 --> 00:16:56.720 You see. 00:16:56.800 --> 00:16:57.320 This is the thing. 00:16:57.379 --> 00:16:58.720 That God had made a promise. 00:16:58.960 --> 00:16:59.639 Way back. 00:16:59.720 --> 00:17:01.060 To Israel's forefather. 00:17:01.280 --> 00:17:01.700 Abraham. 00:17:03.400 --> 00:17:05.000 That one of Abraham's descendants. 00:17:06.180 --> 00:17:06.680 Will bring. 00:17:06.759 --> 00:17:07.480 Will bring blessing. 00:17:07.480 --> 00:17:08.440 To every. 00:17:08.860 --> 00:17:09.220 Nation. 00:17:10.660 --> 00:17:11.740 Hundreds of years later. 00:17:11.819 --> 00:17:13.319 Just around the time of Habakkuk. 00:17:13.360 --> 00:17:14.319 A little bit before him. 00:17:14.720 --> 00:17:15.799 The prophet Isaiah. 00:17:16.799 --> 00:17:17.240 Prophesied. 00:17:17.539 --> 00:17:18.519 About this son. 00:17:19.420 --> 00:17:20.519 Who will be a light. 00:17:20.720 --> 00:17:21.539 To the Gentiles. 00:17:22.220 --> 00:17:23.420 That God's salvation. 00:17:23.420 --> 00:17:25.019 Would reach to the ends. 00:17:25.339 --> 00:17:26.079 Of the earth. 00:17:26.160 --> 00:17:27.700 And for hundreds of years. 00:17:29.160 --> 00:17:29.900 God's people. 00:17:30.440 --> 00:17:30.900 Waited. 00:17:30.900 --> 00:17:31.880 The nations. 00:17:32.579 --> 00:17:33.019 Waited. 00:17:34.579 --> 00:17:35.819 Until Jesus. 00:17:36.339 --> 00:17:36.819 Christ. 00:17:36.819 --> 00:17:37.480 Arised. 00:17:39.559 --> 00:17:41.039 He was the fulfillment. 00:17:41.039 --> 00:17:43.240 Of all of these promises. 00:17:44.240 --> 00:17:45.079 And he made it. 00:17:45.279 --> 00:17:45.639 Very. 00:17:45.799 --> 00:17:45.939 Very. 00:17:45.939 --> 00:17:46.399 Clear. 00:17:47.819 --> 00:17:48.740 That the message. 00:17:48.740 --> 00:17:49.439 Of the gospel. 00:17:50.000 --> 00:17:50.559 Was for. 00:17:50.839 --> 00:17:51.439 Every. 00:17:51.960 --> 00:17:52.339 Nation. 00:17:52.439 --> 00:17:53.159 For anyone. 00:17:53.159 --> 00:17:54.779 Who would believe in him. 00:17:54.899 --> 00:17:55.859 Through his death. 00:17:56.419 --> 00:17:57.319 And resurrection. 00:17:58.759 --> 00:17:59.319 Anyone. 00:17:59.659 --> 00:18:00.639 Who believes in him. 00:18:00.779 --> 00:18:01.679 Can be welcomed. 00:18:01.799 --> 00:18:02.599 As a son. 00:18:02.919 --> 00:18:03.659 Of Abraham. 00:18:03.660 --> 00:18:04.540 By. 00:18:04.540 --> 00:18:05.500 Faith. 00:18:07.040 --> 00:18:07.580 We. 00:18:07.840 --> 00:18:08.779 Can be a part. 00:18:08.880 --> 00:18:09.980 Of the people of God. 00:18:10.380 --> 00:18:11.380 From every nation. 00:18:11.519 --> 00:18:11.660 Your. 00:18:12.000 --> 00:18:12.420 Direct. 00:18:12.779 --> 00:18:13.480 Blood lineage. 00:18:13.920 --> 00:18:14.340 To Israel. 00:18:14.440 --> 00:18:15.180 Does not matter. 00:18:17.080 --> 00:18:18.060 And when God. 00:18:18.140 --> 00:18:18.640 Came out. 00:18:18.740 --> 00:18:19.820 And fought for his people. 00:18:19.820 --> 00:18:20.380 In Egypt. 00:18:21.120 --> 00:18:21.920 Releasing them. 00:18:22.040 --> 00:18:22.700 From slavery. 00:18:22.820 --> 00:18:23.279 To Pharaoh. 00:18:23.279 --> 00:18:23.819 This was. 00:18:23.819 --> 00:18:25.399 A foreshadowing. 00:18:26.160 --> 00:18:26.960 Of a much. 00:18:27.500 --> 00:18:28.099 Greater. 00:18:28.099 --> 00:18:28.799 Deliverance. 00:18:28.859 --> 00:18:29.299 To come. 00:18:29.539 --> 00:18:30.319 When Jesus. 00:18:30.819 --> 00:18:31.819 Would come out. 00:18:31.899 --> 00:18:33.039 And fight for us. 00:18:33.859 --> 00:18:34.720 In his death. 00:18:34.899 --> 00:18:35.680 And resurrection. 00:18:36.220 --> 00:18:36.819 Defeating. 00:18:37.059 --> 00:18:38.559 Our greatest enemy. 00:18:38.940 --> 00:18:39.299 Sin. 00:18:39.660 --> 00:18:40.379 And death. 00:18:40.380 --> 00:18:40.460 Death. 00:18:41.540 --> 00:18:41.940 He. 00:18:42.160 --> 00:18:43.000 Has come out. 00:18:43.140 --> 00:18:43.760 To fight. 00:18:44.120 --> 00:18:44.660 For you. 00:18:45.660 --> 00:18:46.260 And there are. 00:18:46.400 --> 00:18:47.440 A thousand other ways. 00:18:48.160 --> 00:18:49.180 That he has done that. 00:18:49.980 --> 00:18:50.820 You have seen. 00:18:51.020 --> 00:18:51.840 His power. 00:18:52.160 --> 00:18:52.920 In your life. 00:18:52.980 --> 00:18:54.080 In small things. 00:18:54.700 --> 00:18:55.620 In a big life. 00:18:55.720 --> 00:18:56.180 Moments. 00:18:56.720 --> 00:18:57.980 When it couldn't just be chance. 00:18:58.040 --> 00:18:58.680 Or coincidence. 00:18:59.080 --> 00:18:59.820 You've witnessed. 00:19:00.020 --> 00:19:00.800 God's power. 00:19:01.160 --> 00:19:01.600 Changing. 00:19:01.960 --> 00:19:02.360 Things. 00:19:02.480 --> 00:19:03.280 In your life. 00:19:05.340 --> 00:19:06.280 And on the days. 00:19:06.400 --> 00:19:07.040 When God seems. 00:19:07.680 --> 00:19:08.160 Absent. 00:19:08.160 --> 00:19:11.200 When the struggle. 00:19:11.519 --> 00:19:12.519 Isn't changing. 00:19:14.500 --> 00:19:15.259 Here's the thing. 00:19:15.380 --> 00:19:16.279 You need to recount. 00:19:16.680 --> 00:19:17.140 All. 00:19:17.420 --> 00:19:18.040 That God. 00:19:18.279 --> 00:19:19.060 Has done for you. 00:19:19.200 --> 00:19:20.400 Just like Habakkuk did. 00:19:22.460 --> 00:19:23.640 Maybe it's a journal. 00:19:24.019 --> 00:19:24.960 That you record. 00:19:25.940 --> 00:19:27.240 Some of God's answers. 00:19:27.360 --> 00:19:27.980 To your prayers. 00:19:28.120 --> 00:19:29.279 Maybe it's a photo wall. 00:19:29.720 --> 00:19:30.200 With photos. 00:19:30.279 --> 00:19:31.440 Which remind you. 00:19:31.519 --> 00:19:31.820 Of the. 00:19:32.180 --> 00:19:33.500 Things that God has done. 00:19:33.580 --> 00:19:34.040 The mountains. 00:19:34.140 --> 00:19:34.580 He's moved. 00:19:34.640 --> 00:19:35.300 In your life. 00:19:37.440 --> 00:19:37.980 You know. 00:19:37.980 --> 00:19:38.539 After God. 00:19:38.539 --> 00:19:39.660 Had led his people. 00:19:39.900 --> 00:19:40.480 Through the desert. 00:19:40.559 --> 00:19:41.120 Of Sinai. 00:19:41.400 --> 00:19:41.539 Okay. 00:19:41.539 --> 00:19:42.299 They were standing. 00:19:42.299 --> 00:19:43.079 On the edge. 00:19:43.460 --> 00:19:44.720 Of the promised land. 00:19:45.460 --> 00:19:46.420 And he showed his power. 00:19:46.680 --> 00:19:46.960 Once again. 00:19:47.019 --> 00:19:48.019 Because there was this. 00:19:48.839 --> 00:19:49.660 Jordan River. 00:19:49.759 --> 00:19:50.259 In front of them. 00:19:50.339 --> 00:19:51.099 In flood season. 00:19:51.180 --> 00:19:51.299 Okay. 00:19:51.299 --> 00:19:52.240 There's no way. 00:19:52.319 --> 00:19:52.960 They could possibly. 00:19:52.960 --> 00:19:53.819 Get across it. 00:19:53.920 --> 00:19:54.660 They had no boats. 00:19:55.579 --> 00:19:56.640 They had a million people. 00:19:58.640 --> 00:19:59.799 But God stops. 00:19:59.799 --> 00:20:00.319 The flow. 00:20:00.460 --> 00:20:01.319 Of the Jordan River. 00:20:01.500 --> 00:20:02.259 He makes them. 00:20:02.620 --> 00:20:03.660 Pass over. 00:20:04.380 --> 00:20:04.860 Safely. 00:20:05.200 --> 00:20:05.480 And. 00:20:05.940 --> 00:20:06.940 What he says next. 00:20:07.000 --> 00:20:07.819 Is kind of strange. 00:20:07.819 --> 00:20:10.519 He tells them. 00:20:10.519 --> 00:20:11.279 To take. 00:20:11.279 --> 00:20:12.439 Twelve stones. 00:20:12.779 --> 00:20:13.939 From the riverbed. 00:20:14.000 --> 00:20:14.899 Right in the middle of the river. 00:20:15.299 --> 00:20:16.460 Carry them to the edge. 00:20:17.299 --> 00:20:18.220 And stack them up. 00:20:20.220 --> 00:20:21.359 And he says. 00:20:22.539 --> 00:20:23.720 Every time. 00:20:24.439 --> 00:20:24.720 You. 00:20:25.059 --> 00:20:26.000 And the generations. 00:20:26.000 --> 00:20:26.619 After you. 00:20:26.759 --> 00:20:28.200 See this stack of stones. 00:20:29.159 --> 00:20:30.220 You will remember. 00:20:30.700 --> 00:20:31.559 How the Lord. 00:20:31.659 --> 00:20:32.200 Your God. 00:20:32.379 --> 00:20:33.379 Stopped the river. 00:20:34.319 --> 00:20:35.019 So that you could. 00:20:35.099 --> 00:20:35.759 Pass over. 00:20:36.640 --> 00:20:36.960 You know. 00:20:36.960 --> 00:20:37.799 You know what that little story. 00:20:37.900 --> 00:20:38.579 Tells us. 00:20:40.579 --> 00:20:40.980 God. 00:20:41.299 --> 00:20:41.660 Wants. 00:20:41.660 --> 00:20:42.259 His people. 00:20:42.400 --> 00:20:42.940 To remember. 00:20:43.839 --> 00:20:44.960 What he's done for them. 00:20:45.059 --> 00:20:45.559 In the past. 00:20:46.240 --> 00:20:46.579 Okay. 00:20:46.660 --> 00:20:46.980 In fact. 00:20:47.000 --> 00:20:48.019 It's a big deal. 00:20:48.099 --> 00:20:48.640 To God. 00:20:49.379 --> 00:20:50.420 It's not just a nice thing. 00:20:50.420 --> 00:20:50.720 To do. 00:20:50.799 --> 00:20:51.039 Oh yeah. 00:20:51.119 --> 00:20:52.039 Remember what God's done. 00:20:52.140 --> 00:20:52.279 No. 00:20:52.379 --> 00:20:52.519 He. 00:20:52.879 --> 00:20:54.180 He really wants us. 00:20:54.180 --> 00:20:54.900 To do this. 00:20:55.500 --> 00:20:56.720 He commands us to. 00:20:56.779 --> 00:20:57.700 He doesn't just want us. 00:20:57.700 --> 00:20:58.119 To forget. 00:21:00.119 --> 00:21:00.859 So what is. 00:21:00.940 --> 00:21:01.599 Stacking stones. 00:21:01.599 --> 00:21:02.259 Going to look like. 00:21:02.339 --> 00:21:02.700 For you. 00:21:02.700 --> 00:21:04.480 Because. 00:21:04.480 --> 00:21:05.539 When we forget. 00:21:05.740 --> 00:21:06.460 What God has done. 00:21:07.380 --> 00:21:08.200 That's when we start. 00:21:08.240 --> 00:21:08.860 To drift away. 00:21:08.980 --> 00:21:10.380 To other things. 00:21:10.460 --> 00:21:11.319 To other gods. 00:21:11.440 --> 00:21:12.799 Just like the Israelites did. 00:21:13.059 --> 00:21:13.620 Unfortunately. 00:21:16.299 --> 00:21:17.160 So we've learned. 00:21:17.240 --> 00:21:17.799 That the first. 00:21:18.039 --> 00:21:18.500 Step. 00:21:18.580 --> 00:21:19.319 To have joy. 00:21:19.819 --> 00:21:20.580 On the journey. 00:21:22.480 --> 00:21:23.819 Is to give praise. 00:21:23.960 --> 00:21:24.620 For the past. 00:21:26.539 --> 00:21:27.360 And secondly. 00:21:27.359 --> 00:21:29.719 Habakkuk. 00:21:29.719 --> 00:21:30.579 Also shows us. 00:21:30.679 --> 00:21:31.579 To have faith. 00:21:32.019 --> 00:21:32.919 For the future. 00:21:34.419 --> 00:21:35.299 After recounting. 00:21:35.319 --> 00:21:36.199 All of God's wonders. 00:21:36.199 --> 00:21:36.919 That he did. 00:21:37.219 --> 00:21:38.039 In the past. 00:21:38.139 --> 00:21:38.839 He responds. 00:21:38.959 --> 00:21:39.799 In verse 16. 00:21:39.879 --> 00:21:40.479 Look at it with me. 00:21:41.819 --> 00:21:42.859 I heard. 00:21:43.819 --> 00:21:44.659 And my heart. 00:21:45.039 --> 00:21:45.439 Pounded. 00:21:45.659 --> 00:21:46.259 My lips. 00:21:46.740 --> 00:21:47.219 Quivered. 00:21:47.299 --> 00:21:48.019 At the sound. 00:21:48.259 --> 00:21:48.579 Decay. 00:21:48.659 --> 00:21:49.000 Crept. 00:21:49.099 --> 00:21:49.799 Into my bones. 00:21:49.919 --> 00:21:50.740 And my legs. 00:21:51.459 --> 00:21:51.899 Trembled. 00:21:51.900 --> 00:21:54.360 How about that. 00:21:54.420 --> 00:21:55.200 For a proper. 00:21:55.980 --> 00:21:56.380 Response. 00:21:57.100 --> 00:21:57.820 Of awe. 00:21:58.140 --> 00:21:58.940 And humility. 00:22:00.000 --> 00:22:01.100 After recounting. 00:22:01.140 --> 00:22:01.820 God's works. 00:22:03.800 --> 00:22:04.480 But listen. 00:22:04.540 --> 00:22:05.420 To what he says next. 00:22:05.519 --> 00:22:05.980 And this is where. 00:22:06.140 --> 00:22:07.100 Faith for the future. 00:22:07.100 --> 00:22:07.700 Comes in. 00:22:07.700 --> 00:22:08.600 In verse 17. 00:22:11.620 --> 00:22:12.100 Actually. 00:22:12.220 --> 00:22:13.200 The end of verse 16. 00:22:13.960 --> 00:22:14.180 Yet. 00:22:14.360 --> 00:22:15.160 I will wait. 00:22:15.640 --> 00:22:16.200 Patiently. 00:22:16.840 --> 00:22:17.600 For the day. 00:22:17.720 --> 00:22:18.360 Of calamity. 00:22:18.480 --> 00:22:18.980 To come. 00:22:19.259 --> 00:22:20.060 On the nation. 00:22:20.320 --> 00:22:21.140 Invading us. 00:22:21.900 --> 00:22:23.740 Habakkuk. 00:22:23.820 --> 00:22:24.680 Began his prayer. 00:22:24.759 --> 00:22:25.700 Back in chapter 1. 00:22:25.900 --> 00:22:26.440 In a state. 00:22:26.460 --> 00:22:27.420 Of hopeless despair. 00:22:28.700 --> 00:22:29.780 And the situation. 00:22:29.780 --> 00:22:30.540 Hasn't changed. 00:22:30.540 --> 00:22:31.200 As we just said. 00:22:31.440 --> 00:22:32.500 But his outlook. 00:22:32.600 --> 00:22:33.900 Is completely transformed. 00:22:34.000 --> 00:22:34.600 Because now. 00:22:34.740 --> 00:22:35.220 Look at that. 00:22:35.220 --> 00:22:35.580 He is. 00:22:35.980 --> 00:22:36.540 Content. 00:22:37.060 --> 00:22:37.820 To wait. 00:22:38.200 --> 00:22:38.759 Patiently. 00:22:38.920 --> 00:22:39.400 Through. 00:22:39.759 --> 00:22:40.680 The painful struggle. 00:22:40.840 --> 00:22:41.100 Because. 00:22:41.700 --> 00:22:42.060 Number one. 00:22:42.120 --> 00:22:43.019 He knows what God did. 00:22:43.060 --> 00:22:43.580 In the past. 00:22:44.600 --> 00:22:45.220 And number two. 00:22:45.340 --> 00:22:46.140 He really. 00:22:46.660 --> 00:22:47.060 Believes. 00:22:47.180 --> 00:22:47.860 In what God. 00:22:48.100 --> 00:22:48.800 Is going to do. 00:22:48.880 --> 00:22:49.440 In the future. 00:22:50.240 --> 00:22:50.800 He really. 00:22:50.880 --> 00:22:51.240 Believes. 00:22:51.240 --> 00:22:51.599 Justice. 00:22:51.599 --> 00:22:51.680 Justice. 00:22:51.680 --> 00:22:52.339 Will be done. 00:22:52.940 --> 00:22:53.640 God's glory. 00:22:53.640 --> 00:22:54.859 Will be restored. 00:22:55.279 --> 00:22:55.980 And God's name. 00:22:56.120 --> 00:22:57.599 Will be revered. 00:22:58.220 --> 00:22:58.900 And Habakkuk. 00:22:59.019 --> 00:22:59.420 Simply. 00:22:59.539 --> 00:23:00.279 Takes God. 00:23:00.440 --> 00:23:01.259 At his word. 00:23:02.299 --> 00:23:03.900 He puts his small. 00:23:04.440 --> 00:23:05.460 Simple faith. 00:23:06.019 --> 00:23:07.339 In a big. 00:23:07.839 --> 00:23:08.400 Glorious. 00:23:08.720 --> 00:23:09.019 God. 00:23:09.779 --> 00:23:10.579 And he waits. 00:23:11.420 --> 00:23:12.019 Patiently. 00:23:13.539 --> 00:23:14.099 Oh. 00:23:14.160 --> 00:23:15.819 That we will be like Habakkuk. 00:23:16.500 --> 00:23:17.559 In our painful. 00:23:17.960 --> 00:23:18.359 Struggles. 00:23:18.359 --> 00:23:21.879 And if you hear God's word today. 00:23:21.879 --> 00:23:23.119 You've got a choice to make. 00:23:24.319 --> 00:23:25.939 Do you believe his word? 00:23:27.279 --> 00:23:29.139 Do you really believe. 00:23:29.719 --> 00:23:32.439 That Jesus has already won the battle for you. 00:23:32.539 --> 00:23:33.379 Over sin and death. 00:23:35.319 --> 00:23:37.939 Do you believe that one day pain will end. 00:23:38.879 --> 00:23:39.819 With a new. 00:23:40.179 --> 00:23:41.039 Resurrected body. 00:23:41.379 --> 00:23:42.939 Do you believe that God sees. 00:23:43.099 --> 00:23:44.039 Every injustice. 00:23:44.039 --> 00:23:45.639 And he will bring. 00:23:45.899 --> 00:23:46.399 Everyone. 00:23:46.960 --> 00:23:47.519 To account. 00:23:51.159 --> 00:23:52.859 God calls us to trust him. 00:23:54.399 --> 00:23:56.039 Even when the painful struggle. 00:23:56.240 --> 00:23:56.539 Makes. 00:23:56.899 --> 00:23:57.220 Zero. 00:23:57.500 --> 00:23:57.819 Sense. 00:24:00.399 --> 00:24:01.639 Now remember the story. 00:24:01.740 --> 00:24:02.700 That we started with. 00:24:03.079 --> 00:24:04.139 Of those Christians. 00:24:04.720 --> 00:24:06.960 Who chose to visit their brothers and sisters. 00:24:07.099 --> 00:24:07.559 In prison. 00:24:08.019 --> 00:24:09.500 Despite the consequences. 00:24:09.720 --> 00:24:10.220 They would face. 00:24:11.000 --> 00:24:12.259 Well I didn't read the rest. 00:24:12.259 --> 00:24:12.920 Of the verse. 00:24:13.379 --> 00:24:14.200 Which explains. 00:24:14.519 --> 00:24:14.859 Why. 00:24:15.299 --> 00:24:16.039 They had joy. 00:24:16.220 --> 00:24:17.140 Even in losing. 00:24:17.579 --> 00:24:18.220 Their property. 00:24:19.879 --> 00:24:20.819 The writer said to them. 00:24:20.940 --> 00:24:21.839 You joyfully. 00:24:21.980 --> 00:24:22.660 Accepted. 00:24:22.700 --> 00:24:23.640 The confiscation. 00:24:23.640 --> 00:24:24.379 Of your property. 00:24:25.980 --> 00:24:26.500 Because. 00:24:26.859 --> 00:24:27.660 You knew. 00:24:28.319 --> 00:24:29.440 That you yourselves. 00:24:30.059 --> 00:24:30.759 Had better. 00:24:31.559 --> 00:24:32.440 And lasting. 00:24:33.099 --> 00:24:33.660 Possessions. 00:24:34.559 --> 00:24:35.500 Let me read that again. 00:24:35.819 --> 00:24:36.319 Because. 00:24:36.500 --> 00:24:37.140 You knew. 00:24:37.599 --> 00:24:38.839 That you yourselves. 00:24:39.059 --> 00:24:39.879 Had better. 00:24:40.319 --> 00:24:40.940 And lasting. 00:24:41.440 --> 00:24:41.960 Possessions. 00:24:41.960 --> 00:24:42.519 Did you see. 00:24:42.519 --> 00:24:43.259 Their faith. 00:24:43.259 --> 00:24:44.819 In God's future promises. 00:24:45.400 --> 00:24:46.660 They could wave goodbye. 00:24:46.860 --> 00:24:47.700 To their properties. 00:24:48.240 --> 00:24:48.799 Their businesses. 00:24:49.220 --> 00:24:49.720 Because they. 00:24:50.039 --> 00:24:51.340 Really believed. 00:24:52.279 --> 00:24:53.019 The promise. 00:24:53.259 --> 00:24:54.059 That all. 00:24:54.180 --> 00:24:54.720 Of heaven. 00:24:55.100 --> 00:24:55.620 Was theirs. 00:24:57.039 --> 00:24:58.579 They trusted Jesus. 00:24:58.920 --> 00:24:59.620 When he told them. 00:24:59.720 --> 00:25:00.539 That they would be rewarded. 00:25:00.680 --> 00:25:01.960 A thousand times over. 00:25:02.059 --> 00:25:03.100 For any sacrifice. 00:25:03.440 --> 00:25:04.400 They made on earth. 00:25:04.480 --> 00:25:04.759 You see. 00:25:05.279 --> 00:25:06.039 Their faith. 00:25:07.079 --> 00:25:08.240 In the future promise. 00:25:09.600 --> 00:25:10.819 Led to real. 00:25:10.819 --> 00:25:11.319 Joy. 00:25:11.319 --> 00:25:12.960 In the painful. 00:25:12.960 --> 00:25:12.980 In the painful. 00:25:12.980 --> 00:25:13.579 Struggle. 00:25:16.460 --> 00:25:18.099 Just like Habakkuk had. 00:25:19.299 --> 00:25:20.819 Just like we can have. 00:25:21.799 --> 00:25:23.179 Praise for the past. 00:25:24.480 --> 00:25:25.819 Faith for the future. 00:25:27.220 --> 00:25:28.460 Leads to joy. 00:25:29.460 --> 00:25:30.379 On the journey. 00:25:31.879 --> 00:25:33.119 Listen to the closing words. 00:25:33.159 --> 00:25:34.119 Of Habakkuk's prayer. 00:25:34.119 --> 00:25:37.699 And just like those Christians. 00:25:38.179 --> 00:25:39.679 That the author of Hebrews. 00:25:39.679 --> 00:25:40.500 Is writing to. 00:25:42.099 --> 00:25:44.219 Habakkuk has no right. 00:25:44.219 --> 00:25:45.059 To be joyful. 00:25:45.059 --> 00:25:46.000 In this situation. 00:25:46.000 --> 00:25:46.500 Does he? 00:25:46.559 --> 00:25:46.879 I mean. 00:25:47.739 --> 00:25:50.039 Judah is in a dire situation. 00:25:50.039 --> 00:25:51.039 It's unraveling. 00:25:51.039 --> 00:25:51.899 It's unraveling. 00:25:51.980 --> 00:25:52.559 In injustice. 00:25:53.039 --> 00:25:54.299 And they're about to be conquered. 00:25:54.299 --> 00:25:55.460 By the wicked. 00:25:56.099 --> 00:25:57.119 Babylonian empire. 00:25:57.299 --> 00:25:58.759 Nobody would blame. 00:25:58.879 --> 00:25:59.440 Habakkuk. 00:25:59.839 --> 00:26:01.220 For despairing. 00:26:01.220 --> 00:26:01.920 Of life. 00:26:02.720 --> 00:26:03.740 In this moment. 00:26:03.819 --> 00:26:04.859 But listen to this. 00:26:05.279 --> 00:26:06.399 In verse 17. 00:26:06.519 --> 00:26:06.940 He says. 00:26:07.779 --> 00:26:08.779 Though the fig tree. 00:26:08.940 --> 00:26:09.440 Does not bud. 00:26:10.659 --> 00:26:12.059 And there are no grapes. 00:26:12.059 --> 00:26:12.799 On the vines. 00:26:12.920 --> 00:26:13.859 Though the olive crop. 00:26:14.079 --> 00:26:14.559 Fails. 00:26:14.559 --> 00:26:16.440 And the fields. 00:26:16.559 --> 00:26:17.619 Produce no food. 00:26:19.079 --> 00:26:20.319 Though there are no sheep. 00:26:20.519 --> 00:26:21.079 In the pen. 00:26:21.200 --> 00:26:22.319 And no cattle. 00:26:22.319 --> 00:26:22.980 In the stalls. 00:26:23.259 --> 00:26:23.460 Yet. 00:26:23.679 --> 00:26:24.139 I. 00:26:24.339 --> 00:26:25.299 Will rejoice. 00:26:25.299 --> 00:26:26.339 In the Lord. 00:26:26.639 --> 00:26:28.179 I will be joyful. 00:26:29.179 --> 00:26:30.139 In God. 00:26:30.339 --> 00:26:30.940 My. 00:26:31.259 --> 00:26:31.619 Savior. 00:26:33.259 --> 00:26:34.480 That is the joy. 00:26:34.740 --> 00:26:35.619 For the journey. 00:26:35.940 --> 00:26:36.700 That Habakkuk. 00:26:37.119 --> 00:26:37.720 Finds. 00:26:38.279 --> 00:26:39.539 It's not a fake smile. 00:26:39.720 --> 00:26:40.259 He puts on. 00:26:40.960 --> 00:26:42.240 It's not a temporary joy. 00:26:42.319 --> 00:26:43.220 In some fleeting. 00:26:43.779 --> 00:26:44.139 Pleasure. 00:26:44.559 --> 00:26:44.919 No. 00:26:45.000 --> 00:26:45.839 It's a real. 00:26:46.500 --> 00:26:46.940 Deep. 00:26:47.319 --> 00:26:47.679 Rooted. 00:26:47.940 --> 00:26:48.339 Joy. 00:26:48.779 --> 00:26:49.519 In his Lord. 00:26:49.679 --> 00:26:50.679 It's a solid. 00:26:51.879 --> 00:26:52.279 Eternal. 00:26:52.519 --> 00:26:52.799 Joy. 00:26:52.879 --> 00:26:53.519 In God. 00:26:53.740 --> 00:26:54.379 His Savior. 00:26:54.500 --> 00:26:55.119 And that joy. 00:26:55.259 --> 00:26:55.819 Is ours. 00:26:56.700 --> 00:26:57.899 As we praise him. 00:26:57.919 --> 00:26:58.460 For what he's done. 00:26:58.500 --> 00:26:59.139 In the past. 00:27:00.519 --> 00:27:02.059 And really believe. 00:27:02.059 --> 00:27:02.919 In what he's going to do. 00:27:03.000 --> 00:27:03.440 In the future. 00:27:05.940 --> 00:27:06.940 It's the kind of joy. 00:27:07.039 --> 00:27:08.099 That can't be taken away. 00:27:08.099 --> 00:27:08.460 From you. 00:27:08.579 --> 00:27:08.759 Because. 00:27:09.379 --> 00:27:10.339 It's built on something. 00:27:10.440 --> 00:27:10.839 Eternal. 00:27:11.859 --> 00:27:12.779 Something outside. 00:27:12.899 --> 00:27:13.619 This broken. 00:27:13.619 --> 00:27:14.459 Sin. 00:27:14.459 --> 00:27:14.500 Sin. 00:27:14.599 --> 00:27:15.000 Soaked. 00:27:15.000 --> 00:27:15.399 World. 00:27:15.399 --> 00:27:16.419 It's built on your. 00:27:16.899 --> 00:27:17.719 Eternally good. 00:27:18.719 --> 00:27:19.039 Never. 00:27:19.459 --> 00:27:19.859 Failing. 00:27:20.739 --> 00:27:21.179 Father. 00:27:24.379 --> 00:27:25.619 Now that's not to say. 00:27:25.719 --> 00:27:27.099 We won't ever struggle to feel it. 00:27:27.099 --> 00:27:31.959 Maybe all that you can feel. 00:27:31.959 --> 00:27:32.419 At the moment. 00:27:32.419 --> 00:27:34.019 Is the pain of your circumstance. 00:27:34.519 --> 00:27:35.559 Even though you try. 00:27:35.699 --> 00:27:36.500 And give praise. 00:27:36.579 --> 00:27:37.219 For the past. 00:27:37.339 --> 00:27:37.419 And. 00:27:38.419 --> 00:27:39.939 Put your faith in God's promises. 00:27:39.939 --> 00:27:40.639 For the future. 00:27:42.579 --> 00:27:43.819 All you feel is pain. 00:27:45.599 --> 00:27:46.759 And what can we say. 00:27:46.980 --> 00:27:48.119 In this situation. 00:27:48.299 --> 00:27:48.480 Well. 00:27:48.719 --> 00:27:49.500 If that is you. 00:27:49.639 --> 00:27:50.559 Bring it to your father. 00:27:50.559 --> 00:27:51.079 In prayer. 00:27:51.079 --> 00:27:52.419 Ask him. 00:27:52.419 --> 00:27:53.419 Ask him. 00:27:53.419 --> 00:27:54.500 Ask him. 00:27:54.779 --> 00:27:55.980 To grow that joy. 00:27:56.099 --> 00:27:56.480 In you. 00:27:56.599 --> 00:27:57.439 By his spirit. 00:27:58.759 --> 00:27:59.859 As you remember. 00:28:00.000 --> 00:28:00.460 The battles. 00:28:00.559 --> 00:28:01.480 He's won in the past. 00:28:01.579 --> 00:28:01.980 For you. 00:28:02.059 --> 00:28:02.319 As you. 00:28:02.859 --> 00:28:03.359 Trust him. 00:28:03.399 --> 00:28:03.960 For the future. 00:28:04.619 --> 00:28:05.139 Joy. 00:28:05.279 --> 00:28:06.179 Is one of the fruits. 00:28:06.539 --> 00:28:07.919 Of the spirit's life. 00:28:08.000 --> 00:28:08.539 In us. 00:28:10.119 --> 00:28:11.379 If we are united. 00:28:11.379 --> 00:28:11.980 To Christ. 00:28:12.059 --> 00:28:12.179 So. 00:28:12.339 --> 00:28:13.259 So we're asking. 00:28:13.679 --> 00:28:14.559 For something. 00:28:14.639 --> 00:28:15.279 Which the spirit. 00:28:15.419 --> 00:28:16.539 Loves to grow in us. 00:28:16.539 --> 00:28:18.980 As we walk with him. 00:28:19.480 --> 00:28:19.859 Through. 00:28:20.559 --> 00:28:21.680 The painful struggle. 00:28:23.700 --> 00:28:25.000 And on the other hand. 00:28:26.119 --> 00:28:27.379 Joy is also a decision. 00:28:27.379 --> 00:28:27.879 That we make. 00:28:27.920 --> 00:28:28.279 Isn't it? 00:28:30.960 --> 00:28:32.359 Like Habakkuk does here. 00:28:32.460 --> 00:28:32.579 He. 00:28:32.579 --> 00:28:33.500 He chooses. 00:28:33.759 --> 00:28:34.319 To rejoice. 00:28:34.559 --> 00:28:35.099 In the Lord. 00:28:35.399 --> 00:28:35.839 Despite. 00:28:36.639 --> 00:28:37.159 The struggle. 00:28:37.339 --> 00:28:38.019 He's going through. 00:28:38.159 --> 00:28:38.639 And that. 00:28:38.879 --> 00:28:39.839 Is a beautiful. 00:28:40.420 --> 00:28:40.859 Act. 00:28:41.119 --> 00:28:41.759 Of faith. 00:28:43.319 --> 00:28:44.240 And it's something. 00:28:44.399 --> 00:28:44.960 Which the Bible. 00:28:45.119 --> 00:28:45.839 Commands us. 00:28:46.039 --> 00:28:46.379 To do. 00:28:46.539 --> 00:28:48.599 Well. 00:28:48.639 --> 00:28:49.960 Habakkuk closes his prayer. 00:28:50.420 --> 00:28:51.440 In verse 19. 00:28:51.539 --> 00:28:52.379 With a stunning. 00:28:52.579 --> 00:28:53.139 Declaration. 00:28:53.740 --> 00:28:54.799 And this is what he says. 00:28:55.539 --> 00:28:56.500 The sovereign. 00:28:56.879 --> 00:28:57.220 Lord. 00:28:57.759 --> 00:28:58.680 Is my. 00:28:59.200 --> 00:28:59.700 Strength. 00:28:59.899 --> 00:29:00.259 He. 00:29:00.619 --> 00:29:01.000 Makes. 00:29:01.279 --> 00:29:02.000 My feet. 00:29:02.399 --> 00:29:03.240 Like the feet. 00:29:03.399 --> 00:29:03.960 Of a deer. 00:29:04.879 --> 00:29:05.180 He. 00:29:05.319 --> 00:29:06.159 Enables me. 00:29:06.619 --> 00:29:07.339 To tread. 00:29:07.579 --> 00:29:08.539 On the heights. 00:29:10.799 --> 00:29:11.159 You see. 00:29:11.240 --> 00:29:11.599 Habakkuk. 00:29:11.599 --> 00:29:12.559 Trusts. 00:29:12.720 --> 00:29:13.420 That God. 00:29:13.579 --> 00:29:14.399 Is sovereign. 00:29:14.799 --> 00:29:15.740 Over the pain. 00:29:15.740 --> 00:29:16.620 And injustice. 00:29:16.620 --> 00:29:17.420 In his life. 00:29:17.620 --> 00:29:18.819 He has allowed it. 00:29:18.859 --> 00:29:19.539 For his good. 00:29:19.900 --> 00:29:20.460 Reasons. 00:29:21.460 --> 00:29:22.359 And God's strength. 00:29:22.420 --> 00:29:22.640 Is one. 00:29:22.640 --> 00:29:23.620 Is what's going to make. 00:29:23.700 --> 00:29:24.259 His footing. 00:29:24.480 --> 00:29:24.859 Sure. 00:29:25.220 --> 00:29:26.259 As he walks. 00:29:26.339 --> 00:29:27.019 Through this. 00:29:27.519 --> 00:29:27.859 Dark. 00:29:28.120 --> 00:29:28.440 Valley. 00:29:28.539 --> 00:29:29.160 Of struggle. 00:29:29.160 --> 00:29:30.660 And if God. 00:29:30.660 --> 00:29:31.759 And if God. 00:29:31.840 --> 00:29:32.259 Did the same. 00:29:32.340 --> 00:29:32.940 For Habakkuk. 00:29:33.940 --> 00:29:35.000 Will he not also. 00:29:35.000 --> 00:29:35.740 Do the same. 00:29:36.080 --> 00:29:36.580 For us. 00:29:36.860 --> 00:29:37.180 Today. 00:29:39.580 --> 00:29:40.460 Let us. 00:29:40.580 --> 00:29:41.019 Trust. 00:29:41.160 --> 00:29:42.140 In his sovereignty. 00:29:42.700 --> 00:29:44.019 Over the injustice. 00:29:44.700 --> 00:29:45.820 Over the pain. 00:29:46.320 --> 00:29:47.040 That he allows. 00:29:47.180 --> 00:29:47.840 In our lives. 00:29:48.680 --> 00:29:49.100 He. 00:29:49.259 --> 00:29:50.360 Will hold us fast. 00:29:50.800 --> 00:29:51.640 As we walk. 00:29:51.940 --> 00:29:52.519 Through the valley. 00:29:52.680 --> 00:29:53.380 On our way. 00:29:53.700 --> 00:29:54.820 To the new heavens. 00:29:54.940 --> 00:29:55.400 And earth. 00:29:55.400 --> 00:29:56.920 Where everything. 00:29:57.280 --> 00:29:58.420 Will be put right. 00:30:01.880 --> 00:30:03.280 Habakkuk started this book. 00:30:03.480 --> 00:30:04.860 By crying out. 00:30:06.060 --> 00:30:07.160 How long Lord. 00:30:07.200 --> 00:30:08.320 Must I call for help. 00:30:08.400 --> 00:30:08.980 But you. 00:30:09.420 --> 00:30:09.860 Don't. 00:30:10.019 --> 00:30:10.340 Listen. 00:30:12.740 --> 00:30:14.160 He finishes this book. 00:30:14.240 --> 00:30:15.400 Saying the following words. 00:30:17.140 --> 00:30:18.680 The sovereign Lord. 00:30:19.420 --> 00:30:20.980 Is my strength. 00:30:20.980 --> 00:30:21.960 What a transformation. 00:30:24.339 --> 00:30:25.599 What happened in between. 00:30:25.599 --> 00:30:26.660 To change his outlook. 00:30:29.019 --> 00:30:30.259 Well this is what happened. 00:30:31.920 --> 00:30:32.480 He saw. 00:30:32.779 --> 00:30:32.960 Sorry. 00:30:33.019 --> 00:30:33.640 He heard. 00:30:33.759 --> 00:30:34.079 All. 00:30:34.440 --> 00:30:35.759 That God did in the past. 00:30:36.480 --> 00:30:37.420 And he worshipped. 00:30:38.380 --> 00:30:39.339 He saw. 00:30:39.660 --> 00:30:40.400 All that God would do. 00:30:40.460 --> 00:30:40.980 In the future. 00:30:42.160 --> 00:30:42.860 And he believed. 00:30:44.299 --> 00:30:45.420 Praise for the past. 00:30:46.660 --> 00:30:47.700 Faith for the future. 00:30:49.279 --> 00:30:50.339 Leads to joy. 00:30:50.980 --> 00:30:51.819 For the journey. 00:30:54.259 --> 00:30:55.000 As we finish. 00:30:55.140 --> 00:30:56.200 I want to share with you. 00:30:56.240 --> 00:30:56.640 A song. 00:30:56.740 --> 00:30:57.720 Which came to my mind. 00:30:58.160 --> 00:30:59.599 As I was preparing this week. 00:30:59.660 --> 00:31:00.519 And this is a song that. 00:31:01.259 --> 00:31:02.319 I sung as a boy. 00:31:03.519 --> 00:31:04.420 It's an old hymn. 00:31:04.579 --> 00:31:05.220 Some of you may. 00:31:05.599 --> 00:31:05.920 Know it. 00:31:05.940 --> 00:31:07.220 But I actually want to tell you first. 00:31:07.339 --> 00:31:08.400 The story of the songwriter. 00:31:08.500 --> 00:31:08.759 Because. 00:31:09.779 --> 00:31:10.900 When I looked up the song. 00:31:11.360 --> 00:31:12.700 I saw the name of the songwriter. 00:31:12.920 --> 00:31:13.860 And I got interested. 00:31:14.759 --> 00:31:15.620 And basically. 00:31:15.779 --> 00:31:16.779 It's a very relevant story. 00:31:16.860 --> 00:31:17.640 So I'm going to share it. 00:31:17.960 --> 00:31:18.599 Her name was. 00:31:18.740 --> 00:31:19.519 Louisa Stead. 00:31:19.519 --> 00:31:22.240 That's a picture of her up on the board. 00:31:22.339 --> 00:31:23.460 She was born in England. 00:31:24.480 --> 00:31:27.480 She emigrated to America in 1871. 00:31:27.839 --> 00:31:29.139 And in 1873. 00:31:29.139 --> 00:31:31.099 She married George Stead. 00:31:31.579 --> 00:31:32.420 And the next year. 00:31:32.519 --> 00:31:33.920 Their daughter was born. 00:31:36.519 --> 00:31:37.519 Then one day. 00:31:38.680 --> 00:31:40.460 Her husband tragically drowned. 00:31:40.460 --> 00:31:42.619 While saving the life of another person. 00:31:44.180 --> 00:31:45.960 Louisa was left destitute. 00:31:45.960 --> 00:31:48.740 With a two-year-old daughter to care for. 00:31:50.180 --> 00:31:51.960 And no money to support her. 00:31:52.579 --> 00:31:53.880 In her painful struggle. 00:31:55.360 --> 00:31:57.059 She learned to trust. 00:31:57.559 --> 00:31:58.200 In Jesus. 00:31:59.420 --> 00:32:00.779 And in his promise. 00:32:01.220 --> 00:32:02.539 To provide for her. 00:32:03.200 --> 00:32:04.420 One day at a time. 00:32:05.039 --> 00:32:05.759 And ultimately. 00:32:06.559 --> 00:32:08.140 In heaven forever. 00:32:08.360 --> 00:32:09.140 And I just want you to. 00:32:09.880 --> 00:32:10.200 Listen. 00:32:10.799 --> 00:32:12.279 To the words that she wrote. 00:32:12.279 --> 00:32:16.460 Tis so sweet. 00:32:16.460 --> 00:32:17.599 To trust in Jesus. 00:32:18.960 --> 00:32:20.599 Just to take him. 00:32:20.599 --> 00:32:21.680 At his word. 00:32:22.379 --> 00:32:23.879 Just to rest. 00:32:24.000 --> 00:32:25.299 Upon his promise. 00:32:26.619 --> 00:32:27.839 And to know. 00:32:28.720 --> 00:32:30.000 Thus saith the Lord. 00:32:31.000 --> 00:32:31.639 Jesus. 00:32:32.180 --> 00:32:32.500 Jesus. 00:32:32.720 --> 00:32:34.019 How I trust him. 00:32:34.700 --> 00:32:36.259 How I have proved him. 00:32:36.460 --> 00:32:37.399 Over and over. 00:32:37.400 --> 00:32:39.560 Jesus. 00:32:40.360 --> 00:32:40.880 Jesus. 00:32:41.420 --> 00:32:42.759 Precious Jesus. 00:32:43.840 --> 00:32:45.180 Oh for grace. 00:32:45.940 --> 00:32:47.200 To trust him. 00:32:47.780 --> 00:32:48.280 More. 00:32:51.080 --> 00:32:53.480 As we look back to the past in praise. 00:32:54.540 --> 00:32:56.880 And look forward to the future in faith. 00:32:57.259 --> 00:32:58.580 We can find. 00:32:59.140 --> 00:33:00.259 Real joy. 00:33:00.780 --> 00:33:01.360 For the journey. 00:33:01.720 --> 00:33:02.380 Marked with pain. 00:33:03.900 --> 00:33:04.720 Let's pray. 00:33:04.720 --> 00:33:04.780 Amen. 00:33:07.400 --> 00:33:08.000 Lord. 00:33:14.259 --> 00:33:15.259 We feel the pain. 00:33:16.000 --> 00:33:17.120 Of the struggle. 00:33:17.360 --> 00:33:18.680 That you have allowed to continue. 00:33:19.080 --> 00:33:19.600 In our lives. 00:33:23.259 --> 00:33:24.740 And for each one of us. 00:33:25.880 --> 00:33:27.220 There is some struggle. 00:33:27.360 --> 00:33:28.880 That you have chosen not to remove. 00:33:29.100 --> 00:33:29.420 Yet. 00:33:31.080 --> 00:33:32.400 And we feel weak. 00:33:34.140 --> 00:33:35.120 We hurt. 00:33:35.119 --> 00:33:37.679 We wonder why. 00:33:38.559 --> 00:33:40.519 You haven't removed it yet. 00:33:43.079 --> 00:33:43.719 Oh Lord. 00:33:43.799 --> 00:33:44.979 We pray for the grace. 00:33:45.879 --> 00:33:47.619 To remember all the battles. 00:33:47.719 --> 00:33:49.459 That you have won for us. 00:33:49.719 --> 00:33:50.279 Starting. 00:33:51.279 --> 00:33:52.699 With what Christ has done. 00:33:53.079 --> 00:33:53.779 On the cross. 00:33:55.159 --> 00:33:56.619 We also pray. 00:33:56.979 --> 00:33:57.639 For the grace. 00:33:57.719 --> 00:33:59.399 To trust you more. 00:34:00.899 --> 00:34:01.859 To rest. 00:34:01.859 --> 00:34:03.359 On your promises. 00:34:03.359 --> 00:34:03.959 For the grace. 00:34:03.959 --> 00:34:04.359 For the grace. 00:34:04.359 --> 00:34:04.759 For the grace. 00:34:04.759 --> 00:34:05.359 For the grace. 00:34:05.359 --> 00:34:05.959 For the grace. 00:34:05.959 --> 00:34:06.619 And in all of this. 00:34:06.699 --> 00:34:07.199 We pray. 00:34:07.639 --> 00:34:08.500 For a joy. 00:34:08.619 --> 00:34:09.119 That really. 00:34:09.319 --> 00:34:10.319 Doesn't make sense. 00:34:10.420 --> 00:34:11.400 To the world around us. 00:34:13.460 --> 00:34:15.239 A joy that springs. 00:34:15.239 --> 00:34:17.119 From praise. 00:34:17.559 --> 00:34:18.440 And faith. 00:34:19.739 --> 00:34:21.159 A solid joy. 00:34:21.519 --> 00:34:22.539 That lasts. 00:34:23.219 --> 00:34:23.579 Forever. 00:34:23.579 --> 00:34:23.699 Forever. 00:34:25.539 --> 00:34:26.440 Holy Spirit. 00:34:27.799 --> 00:34:28.500 We pray. 00:34:28.619 --> 00:34:29.360 That you would fill us. 00:34:29.400 --> 00:34:29.940 With that joy. 00:34:30.819 --> 00:34:32.000 As we praise. 00:34:32.579 --> 00:34:33.819 You for the past. 00:34:33.900 --> 00:34:34.599 And trust. 00:34:34.719 --> 00:34:35.460 In your promise. 00:34:36.099 --> 00:34:36.840 For the future. 00:34:39.219 --> 00:34:40.139 In Jesus name. 00:34:40.199 --> 00:34:40.599 We pray. 00:34:40.699 --> 00:34:41.219 All of this. 00:34:42.599 --> 00:34:42.940 Amen. 00:34:47.940 --> 00:34:49.119 We're going to sing a song now. 00:34:49.239 --> 00:34:49.480 Called. 00:34:49.559 --> 00:34:50.079 God moves. 00:34:50.179 --> 00:34:51.059 In a mysterious way. 00:34:51.059 --> 00:34:52.840 A lot of the imagery. 00:34:52.840 --> 00:34:53.840 That we read about here. 00:34:53.900 --> 00:34:54.519 About the exodus. 00:34:54.519 --> 00:34:55.320 Is actually. 00:34:56.000 --> 00:34:57.079 Reflected in this song. 00:34:59.320 --> 00:35:01.299 It's a song about God's sovereignty. 00:35:01.880 --> 00:35:02.920 Over injustice. 00:35:03.739 --> 00:35:04.299 And pain. 00:35:06.119 --> 00:35:07.659 And our response to it. 00:35:07.699 --> 00:35:09.519 And I love the chorus of this. 00:35:11.599 --> 00:35:12.659 And it really sums up. 00:35:12.719 --> 00:35:13.840 What we've been talking about today. 00:35:13.920 --> 00:35:14.340 It says this. 00:35:14.340 --> 00:35:15.600 And I will try.