Mountain Pointe Ministries

Thanksgiving-

Habakkuk 1:2-4 (NLT)                                                                                                                                                  

  ²  How long, O LORD, must I call for help? But you do not listen! “Violence is everywhere!” I cry, but you do not come to save. ³  Must I forever see these evil deeds? Why must I watch all this misery? Wherever I look, I see destruction and violence. I am surrounded by people who love to argue and fight. ⁴ The law has become paralyzed, and there is no justice in the courts. The wicked far outnumber the righteous, so that justice has become perverted.

Habakkuk 2:1 (NLT) ¹

God, says you want an answer, I’ll give you my answer-

Habakkuk 2:2-11 (NLT) ²  Then the LORD said to me, “Write my answer plainly on tablets, so that a runner can carry the correct message to others. ³  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. ⁴  “Look at the proud! They trust in themselves, and their lives are crooked. But the righteous will live by their faithfulness to God. ⁵  Wealth is treacherous, and the arrogant are never at rest. They open their mouths as wide as the grave, and like death, they are never satisfied. In their greed they have gathered up many nations and swallowed many peoples. ⁹  “What sorrow awaits you who build big houses with money gained dishonestly! You believe your wealth will buy security, putting your family’s nest beyond the reach of danger. ¹⁰  But by the murders you committed, you have shamed your name and forfeited your lives. ¹¹ The very stones in the walls cry out against you, and the beams in the ceilings echo the complaint.

Habakkuk 2:18-19 (NLT) ¹⁸  “What good is an idol carved by man, or a cast image that deceives you? How foolish to trust in your own creation— a god that can’t even talk! ¹⁹ What sorrow awaits you who say to wooden idols, ‘Wake up and save us!’ To speechless stone images you say, ‘Rise up and teach us!’ Can an idol tell you what to do? They may be overlaid with gold and silver, but they are lifeless inside.

Instead of complaining and grumbling, let’s pray-

Habakkuk 3:1-2 (NLT)

¹  This prayer was sung by the prophet Habakkuk: ²  I have heard all about you, LORD. I am filled with awe by your amazing works. In this time of our deep need, help us again as you did in years gone by. And in your anger, remember your mercy.

After he had prayed he says this is what I will do-

Habakkuk 3:16-19 (NLT) ¹⁶  I trembled inside when I heard this; my lips quivered with fear. My legs gave way beneath me, and I shook in terror. I will wait quietly for the coming day when disaster will strike the people who invade us. ¹⁷  Even though the fig trees have no blossoms, and there are no grapes on the vines; even though the olive crop fails, and the fields lie empty and barren; even though the flocks die in the fields, and the cattle barns are empty, ¹⁸  yet I will rejoice in the LORD! I will be joyful in the God of my salvation! ¹⁹

^st– 1 Thessalonians 5:16 (NLT) ¹⁶

That’s a choice;

^nd– 1 Thessalonians 5:17 (NLT) ¹⁷

That’s a choice;

^rd– 1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NLT) ¹⁸

That’s a choice;

^th– 1 Thessalonians 5:19 (NIV) ¹⁹

1 Thessalonians 5:19 (NLT) ¹⁹

That’s a choice.