THE KIND OF FAITH THAT HONOURS GOD by Jon Carson
HOME I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved. Habakkuk 2:1 “I need an answer,” said Habakkuk, “so I’m going to go up into my tower and seek My Father.” Please note three key components of this verse. The first is determination. When he needed an answer, Habakkuk said, “I will stand upon my watch.” He didn’t say, “Maybe I should spend some time with the Lord next week - or whenever it’s convenient or if I can break away from work or if I can find sometime.” No, he said, “I need an answer and I’m determined to get one. I will seek the Lord.” The Lord promises that we shall find Him when we search for Him with all our heart (Jeremiah 29:13). But so often we lack determination. Oh, there’s an acknowledgement in our minds that we should seek the Lord. There’s an intentionthat we probably will seek the Lord sometime. But we don’t get answers to the questions with which we wrestle ...