It’s possible to ask the right question, but to have such a set idea of what the answer is that when the correct answer comes it takes you completely by surprise.
God’s reply to Habakkuk’s great question is given to all of us, and God promises that no one expects His answer.
Preparation for worship in song includes Psalm 8 (O LORD, Our Lord) and Sola (By Your Word Alone); with Holy, Holy, Holy starting our service.
After the announcements and call to worship, our prayer of adoration and confession will praise God for His faithfulness and confess our inclination to try and force His faithfulness into our desires.
Salvation Belongs To Our God will be the song of testimony; The Apostles’ Creed and May The Grace Of Christ Our Saviour our testimony.
Hearing God’s Word from Jeremiah 25:1-14, Jeremiah predicts seventy years of captivity for Judah. May The Mind Of Christ My Saviour will express our desire to faithfully live the freedom from captivity we have in Jesus.
Again we’ll read Habakkuk 1:1-11, and then turn our focus on verses 5-11, in which God replies to Habakkuk’s three-part question in verses 2-4. God’s answer is not confined to the prophet, but is for all the people, and God demonstrates that His answer goes far beyond anything they could have conceived of. God will not be confined to our expectations of how He should work His purpose.
After our prayers of thanksgiving and for the needs of others, we’ll give our tithes and offerings, then conclude our service singing When Peace Like A River.
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