God Almighty is the Creator
of the universe, and there are no limits to His power. When He
decides something will be, it is. Such is the revealed understanding
to Habakkuk who for a while forgot the God in whom he served. When
God arrived on the scene with the wicked of Israel, and when He used
the Chaldeans as His instrument of judgment, He was completely in
control. All of the elements were available to Him, and nothing could
impede His progression. Habakkuk referred to God's appearing from
both the North and South, he told of God's brightness, power and
authority as was demonstrated on Mount Sinai when He gave the Law to
Moses. Today Habakkuk continues to share God's ability in Habakkuk
chapter three and verse five. He wrote:
Before him went the
pestilence, and burning coals went forth at his feet.
Habakkuk
first wrote, “Before him went the pestilence,”. The
plagues of Egypt were quite possibly some of the worst events
recorded in man's history. As the rebellious Pharaoh of Egypt refused
over and over again to allow the children of Israel to go into the
wilderness at God's request, one by one God would send a certain
plague upon them. The events are recorded in the book of Exodus, but
suffice it for now to know that God sent water turning into blood,
frogs, lice, flies, livestock disease, boils, hail, locusts,
darkness, and the death of firstborns upon the Egyptians before the
Pharaoh acquiesced. Each of these were totally at the powerful hand
of God, and were initiated and halted at His command.
Habakkuk
continues, “and burning coals went forth at his feet.” In
Exodus chapter nine and verses twenty-three through twenty-five we
learn,
And Moses stretched
forth his rod toward heaven: and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and
the fire ran along upon the ground; and the LORD rained hail upon the
land of Egypt. So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail,
very grievous, such as there was none like it in all the land of
Egypt since it became a nation. And the hail smote throughout all the
land of Egypt all that [was] in the field, both man and beast; and
the hail smote every herb of the field, and brake every tree of the
field.
Can we
even imagine something like this? Yet, this is easy for the LORD. God
is powerful, in control, and the elements obey His command.
Let's
put this in perspective. Habakkuk is reviewing God's previous
appearances and interventions in the lives of people to encourage
himself in the assurance that He will show up in Habakkuk's life as
well. Many times it is good to remember the past times when our
Heavenly Father demonstrated His power so we will be hopeful in our
present situations. God was, is and always will be who He is, and if
He has shown up in the past, He will show up in our future. We may
not always understand His ways, but we can always know that He is
faithful. As the pestilences were dispatched at His command, and the
fires could be mingled with hail, so will He demonstrate His power at
just the right time for our circumstances too.
Next
time we will continue to look into the power of Almighty God, so read
ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until
tomorrow...there is more...
Look
for the new devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From
Generation to Generation” in all major bookstore sites,
www.amazon.com
; www.barnesandnobles.com
; download
to e-books, and find it locally at www.mrzlc.com/bookstore
No comments:
Post a Comment