Habakkuk
vs 1-4 – Habakkuk had been praying for the Lord to save and change Israel…
-He felt his prayers were not being answered
v5 – Habakkuk walked by sight and not by faith – 2 Cor 5:7
Ex: Israel going into the promised land & the 12 spies – Numbers 13:
1. The Lord told Israel to go into this land – Numbers 13:1-2
-Faith is based on a promise
2. Israel got their eyes off of the Lord – Numbers 13:28-29 – 14:2
-Our faith is in the Lord who can do anything
-The Lord will answer our prayers any way He wants to answer them
Ex: Habakkuk 1:6-11
-Israel disobeyed the Lord , but the Lord answered Habakkuks’ prayers by using the Babylonians
verse 5 – The Lord is going to do something that even if told, we would not believe it…….
What is this work the Lord is doing in these last days?
1. IT IS A TIME OF VISITATION FROM THE LORD – Luke 7:15
-this shows Jesus is God – 1 John 5:20…1 Timothy 1:17…1 Tim 3:16…John 1:1,14…John 20:28
-Christianity is the only faith that teaches that Jesus Christ is God – 1 John 2:22-23
-There are other Jesus in false religions – 2 Cor 11:3-4
2. WE CAN MISS THE VISITATION OF THE LORD – Luke 19:41-44
-by not recognizing that Jesus is present
-cooperate with Jesus
3. THE LORD VISITS TO REDEEM – LUKE 1:68
-JESUS is visiting earth to save people and then He is coming back
4. THE LORD VISITS TO HEAL – Luke 7:11-17 (v16)
The healing of the centurion – Luke 7:1-10
*Just say the Word – v7
*Great faith – vs9-10
vs11-17 – Jesus raises the son of a widow
v11 – Nain means lovely
-when Jesus is present, good things happen
v12 – a funeral procession occurs
a dead man – this represents being physically dead and spiritually dead
-the man took care of his mom. Jesus cares about us financially also
v13 – The motive for healing – COMPASSION
v14 – touched – means to lay hold to the point of stopping the procession
-Jesus stopped the funeral
v15 – the dead was saved and healed
v16 – people were astonished and amazed and in fear
Healing was a sign the Lord was visiting them…