27 October 2023 – What have I learned today?
Habakkuk Chapter 2: Verse 3 (NLT)
This vision is for a future time.
It describes the end, and it will be fulfilled.
If it seems slow in coming, wait patiently,
for it will surely take place.
It will not be delayed.
When God makes a promise or gives us a calling, we often assume that we will see the fulfilment of it straight away. This verse in Habakkuk reminds us that this is not always the case. Sometimes we have to wait. We may need further equipping and training if it is a particular calling, for example, into full time ministry. Sometimes like Joseph in the Old Testament, who had to wait many years to see the dream God gave him as a teenager come to pass, there are times of trial and testing which make us think that we may have misunderstood or made a mistake.
But there are encouraging reminders in this verse too. If its God-Given the promise will be fulfilled in God’s timing, so that when it does happen it will do so at just the right time. But Habakkuk reminds us that there are times when we think its never going to happen and we must wait patiently. And that’s something we’re not always very good at. However, we also need to remember that this word was spoken to Habakkuk by God Himself. We would be wise therefore to pay heed to what it says.
Dear Lord,
Thank You for reminding me that You always fulfil Your promises in Your perfect time. Help me to have the faith to wait patiently and obediently, and not be like Abraham who tried to take matters into his own hands to see the promise of a son fulfilled. I ask in Jesus’ Name. Amen.