Habakkuk and Prayer

Today about Habakkuk Mark Chew did share

Focusing on different perspectives of prayer

Like Job, Habakkuk did to the Lord complain

He shared his feelings and expressed pain

Looking at verse seventeen of chapter three

Habakkuk spoke of no sheep and a barren tree

This was a fair assessment of the situation

He was being real with God in his frustration

But in verse eighteen, Habakkuk then rejoiced

“I will be joyful in God my Savior”, he voiced

Implying quite clearly that he did speak in faith

Knowing that God is able, Pastor Mark sayeth

Habakkuk goes even further in verse nineteen

He will rely on God’s strength, it is clearly seen

By doing so, a mountain can look like a molehill

As this is effectively submitting to the Lord's will

As I contemplated Pastor Mark’s observations

It seems this is applicable to earthly relations

Share our feelings, both positive and frustrations

Be real with the assessments of our situations

Trust God has given talents to all His creations

These enable us to restore and build foundations

2 April 2021 - Good Friday

Many words have been shared about Good Friday

There are hundreds of messages for us to take away

The day reminds us that Jesus suffered much pain

During his trials and on the cross again and again

Jesus did all that for us, willingly atoning for our sin

Even though He was God’s only son, the next of kin

I am thankful yet saddened, as I am guilty I know

This is increasingly evident as my faith does grow

Jesus’ last words convey strong messages as well

Seven phrases from the cross, the four gospels tell

In Luke twenty three, forgiveness Jesus does imbue

“Father, forgive them for they know not what they do”

And a few verses later comes the promise of salvation

Said to the criminal but applicable for all of creation

The importance of relationship is quite clearly seen

“Woman, behold thy son” He said in John nineteen

Jesus felt abandonment, asking why God did forsake

A point Matthew twenty seven and Mark fifteen make

Beyond emotions, Jesus’ physical distress was severe

In John nineteen, Jesus saying “I thirst” others did hear

The magnitude of His triumph cannot be diminished

A mere two verses later, He stated that “it is finished”

A promised reunion with God, per Luke twenty three

“Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit” we do see 

I derive a message when I contemplate those seven

A reminder of some of what God offers from heaven

God promises forgiveness, salvation, and a relationship

Even when we feel abandonment and distress on life’s trip

Then Jesus’ triumph on the cross and His resurrection

Promise us a reunion with God instead of condemnation