Free Methodist Church Butuan: Ptr. Jim C. Tuan's Sermon - "Giving Thanks In The Midst Of Grieving"
Channel: Free Methodist Church Butuan
Date: 2020-12-06

Good Morning Brethren!

This chapter is a concluding prayer by Habakkuk, although a great deal of it is more like what would be called a devotional. "All devotional addresses to God are called prayers (Psalms 72:20)."[1] Stephens-Hodge defended the unity of the whole prophecy and believed that, "This third chapter could hardly be more suitable to what preceded; and it was deliberately designed by Habakkuk as the crown of his whole composition."[2] Many students of the Bible have praised this chapter in the manner of McFadyen who declared that, "This writer has entered into the innermost secret of spiritual religion and has bequeathed to us one of the most precious words in the O.T."[3] Eiselen took note of frantic efforts critics at one time exercised in their vain attempts to deny this chapter as a genuine part of Habakkuk, concluding that their postulations are "impossible to prove."[4]

The thrust of this great prayer is in Habakkuk 3:2, where the prophet called upon God to repeat the former marvelous deliverances which had marked his shepherding of the chosen people, and to do it again, because of the extreme seriousness of the present crisis. There then followed a review of God's activity, touching events of the earliest periods of Hebrew history. The final verses of the chapter reveal the prophet in an attitude of submission and trust. Whatever might be the final issue of the terrible dangers threatening Israel, he concluded, "Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation." Habakkuk had persistently hoped for the best; but when God finally revealed to him the true state of affairs, the prophet was in a state of collapse (Habakkuk 3:16). Having learned that there were bitter days indeed ahead for God's people, the prophet composed himself and trustfully awaited the day of trouble.

Join us as we continue to worship and listen to His word through online live streaming together with Ptr. Jim C. Tuan as he brings us his message "Giving Thanks In The Midst Of Grieving".

Be blessed and be a blessing to others.

We are inviting you to worship with us as in this scheduled services.

Church Physical Gathering:
7:30AM - First Service
10:00AM - Second Service

ONLINE PLATFORM Live streaming via Facebook and YouTube:
7:20AM - Ptr. Jezreel Pagaura
9:20AM - Ptr. Jim C. Tuan

Don`t forget to follow us and subscribe the link below:

Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/lightandlifew...

Instagram:
www.instagram.com/officialfmcbxu

Twitter:
www.twitter.com/officialfmcbxu