Feb. 13, 2022

Habakkuk 2:18-20

“He Is Making You”

1.The Expense of Idols (v. 18)

A. Created god

“Much of our difficulty as seeking Christians stems from our unwillingness to take God as He is and adjust our lives accordingly.” Tozer The Pursuit of God, 101.

B. A metal image

C. A Teacher of Lies

Romans 1:23-25

James 1:17

D. Trusting

Habakkuk 1:16

 Psalm 20:7

Psalm 68:17

E. Speechless gods

2. Woe Number (vs. 5-19)

A. Arise!

B. Can this Teach?

Jeremiah 10:14-15

C. Construction and lack of breathing

3. The Real God (v. 20)

A. Living in His Temple

Psalm 11:4

John 1:14

B. Silence!

Zechariah 2:13

Zephaniah 1:7

Habakkuk 1:5

Isaiah 40:30-31

Acts 1:4-5

Romans 8:24-25

Hebrews 6:15

Hebrews 10:36

Psalm 46:10

Reflection:

1. Take time to be still before God today. What have you learned from your time of being quiet before Him?

2. What idol have you struggled with in your life? Does it still take an unhealthy place in your heart and in your daily activities?

Follow Up in the Word Through the Week

Monday, February 14, 2022

Read: James 1:17

What good gifts do you have in your life today? How can you give thanks to your Creator instead of worshiping those gifts?

Tuesday, February 15, 2022

Read: Psalm 20:7

What has brought you to trust in the Lord? How do you see that most in your life today?

Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Read: Jeremiah 10:14-15

When you read these verses and Habakkuk 2:18-20, what does it make you think about idols? Can you see that in modern idols?

Thursday, February 17, 2022

Read: John 1:14

How do you experience the presence and nearness of the living God? Reading Habakkuk 2:20, the prophet draws a distinct contrast between the lifeless idols and the living God. 

Friday, February 18, 2022

Read: Hebrews 10:36

What do you need to seek the Lord to endure right now in your life? What have you endured that you know the Lord brought you through?

Saturday, February 19, 2022

Read: Psalm 46:10

Use Matthew Sleeth’s method of coming before God in silence and stillness to be silent before the Lord today. Remember take one word of the end of Psalm 46:10’s opening line. “Be still and know that I am God” “Be still and know that I am” “Be still and know that I” etc. Take moments in between to really meet with the Lord and be silent before Him.