Habakkuk 3:16 - 19 January 31, 2010

Icebreaker: What is the one non negotiable thing that you must have done before you exit the door in the morning (hygiene, breakfast, etc..)

Habakkuk 3:16-19

¹⁶I heard and my inward parts trembled, At the sound my lips quiver, Decay enters my bones, And in my place I tremble Because I must wait quietly for the day of distress For the people to arise who will invade us.¹⁷Though the fig tree should not blossom And there be no fruit on the vines, Though the yield of the olive should fail And the fields produce no food, Though the flock should be cut off from the fold And there be no cattle in the stalls ¹⁸Yet I will exult in the LORD, I will rejoice in the God of my salvation. ¹⁹The Lord GOD is my strength, And He has made my feet like hinds' feet, And makes me walk on my high places. For the choir director, on my stringed instruments.

V16 - What is it that enabled Habakkuk to wait quietly for the day of distress - what did he know about God? (v2:4)

V 17 - Read Deuteronomy 28:1-14 what does it say regarding obedience ad prosperity?

V17a - What is a hope for the near future that you have?

V17b - What present situation adds to your feeling of security?

V17c - How have your reserves helped you feel at ease?

Read Deuteronomy 28: 31-34, 49-51, what was the consequence for disobedience?