Habakkuk 2
I will take my stand at my watchpost
and station myself on the tower,
and look out to see what he will say to me,
and what I will answer concerning my complaint.
2 And the Lord answered me:
“Write the vision;
make it plain on tablets,
so he may run who reads it.
3 For still the vision awaits its appointed time;
it hastens to the end—it will not lie.
If it seems slow, wait for it;
it will surely come; it will not delay.
4 “Behold, his soul is puffed up; it is not upright within him,
but the righteous shall live by his faith.
5 “Moreover, wine is a traitor,
an arrogant man who is never at rest.
His greed is as wide as Sheol;
like death he has never enough.
He gathers for himself all nations
and collects as his own all peoples.”
6 Shall not all these take up their taunt against him, with scoffing and riddles for him, and say,
“Woe to him who heaps up what is not his own—
for how long?—
and loads himself with pledges!”
7 Will not your debtors suddenly arise,
and those awake who will make you tremble?
Then you will be spoil for them.
8 Because you have plundered many nations,
all the remnant of the peoples shall plunder you,
for the blood of man and violence to the earth,
to cities and all who dwell in them.
9 “Woe to him who gets evil gain for his house,
to set his nest on high,
to be safe from the reach of harm!
10 You have devised shame for your house
by cutting off many peoples;
you have forfeited your life.
11 For the stone will cry out from the wall,
and the beam from the woodwork respond.
12 “Woe to him who builds a town with blood
and founds a city on iniquity!
13 Behold, is it not from the Lord of hosts
that peoples labor merely for fire,
and nations weary themselves for nothing?
14 For the earth will be filled
with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord
as the waters cover the sea.
15 “Woe to him who makes his neighbors drink—
you pour out your wrath and make them drunk,
in order to gaze at their nakedness!
16 You will have your fill of shame instead of glory.
Drink, yourself, and show your uncircumcision!
The cup in the Lord's right hand
will come around to you,
and utter shame will come upon your glory!
17 The violence done to Lebanon will overwhelm you,
as will the destruction of the beasts that terrified them,
for the blood of man and violence to the earth,
to cities and all who dwell in them.
18 “What profit is an idol
when its maker has shaped it,
a metal image, a teacher of lies?
For its maker trusts in his own creation
when he makes speechless idols!
19 Woe to him who says to a wooden thing, Awake;
to a silent stone, Arise!
Can this teach?
Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver,
and there is no breath at all in it.
20 But the Lord is in his holy temple;
let all the earth keep silence before him.”
Ragnarok is a Norwegian-language drama from Netflix that premiered on 31 January 2020. A fight between Norse gods and Giants.
And what we found was these aren't gods - they kill children, they rape young boys in statutory rape and from places of authority and trust. They kill wildlife horribly and eat beating hearts. This was Hercules meets demons.
What an unenviable place it would be to be a demon. Unwanted. Unappreciated. Unloved. And in Jesus Christ - powerless. Influence is extremely limited. An eternity of being disgusting without reward. Conned into thinking glory is coming for all this evil plotting. Nothing is being built. Nothing is being held to honor. Conned to be hateful for someone else to have glory. This is the worst job description in the world or in eternity. Doing the work of evil - for the purpose of evil.
Give Yourself a Happy Valentine.
Don't watch Ragnarok.
It's not good vs good or greater,
this is pestilence.
Pestilence is not a god.
The Watchtower in a town is fun for a while. Sure. "What do you see?" But there are a lot of hours of silence. And waiting. The Watchtower is also a storehouse of goods the town relies upon. The hours of not much happening is actually building safety for many.
The position of standing firm for God - has God interested in hearing and fixing complaints. All the hours of keeping others safe, vast numbers of people, has the interest and heart of God. The willingness to do good when not much is going to happen.
Surely a great Job!
This diligence has created, "God is in His Heaven and all is right with the world."
Giving great thanks to God and the end of arson in Australia.
Seeing the wildfire map in Australia go from horror to almost calm is a blessing.
Father God bless Australia.
The Lord's Prayer enfolds His Good Creation. Finding Good in the rain!
We can surely Thank God for the Rain in Australia!
Be a Watchtower for Encouragement for Believers
and for the Believers of Tomorrow, already in God's Heart.
Acts 13:14-40
14 They went on from Perga and came to Antioch in Pisidia.
And on the Sabbath day they went into the synagogue and sat down. 15 After the reading from the Law and the Prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent a message to them, saying,
“Brothers, if you have any word of encouragement for the people, say it.”
“Men of Israel and you who fear God, listen. 17 The God of this people Israel chose our fathers and made the people great during their stay in the land of Egypt,
and with uplifted arm he led them out of it
and with uplifted arm he led them out of it
concerning my complaint. 2 And the Lord answered me
Acts 15:30-32
The Lord is in His Holy Temple; let all the earth keep silence before Him
Abba,
Nathaniel was seen as he prayed under the fig tree. You saw Nathaniel in the still and quiet of God in His Heaven. Our Father God in the hearts of His Beloved People - Part of His Heaven. Our God in His Heaven. God The Almighty.
Father we pray simply - More Heaven on earth. Your Good Will. This Day - Given. Our Daily Bread. Forgiveness. Your Glory. Your Scripture, Your Power, Your Word.
Encourage Goodness. Guide me, guide the Ones You Love, to be on Your Path. To be in Your Encouragement. Keep us steadfast. In Your Righteousness guard and guide us in wisdom, mercy, Seeking You first, Love, Peace and Joy.
Surround and enfold us in Jesus. Deliver us from Harm.
Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
Lifting up Elliott, Dee, my mom. Please pray for our dogs in recovery from their surgery, especially our girl puppy who is in great pain and jerks to suddenly realize the pain. All our hearts to Jesus. Amen in Jesus.
♔ Lord Jesus Saves! †
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