Habakkuk 2:2-3 KJV
And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.
For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.
Here is a very powerful passage to me. God tells Habakkuk to write out his vision. And then He says that when people read it they will be able to run with the message.
That is what the Word of God does for us. As we read the Word of God and as it takes root in our souls, it gives us the strength to run and it gives us cause to run. The message is so energetic. The message has such hope, such urgency; such life and vitality that the one who gets hold of it cannot help but run with it.
Now the question that comes to my mind then as to do with those who are reading the Bible but it does not cause them to run. Why would that be? The only answer I know is that there is a difference between reading with spiritual eyes and ears and reading with natural eyes and ears. If a person does not live by faith, then the Word of God just will not have that same impact upon them.
Lord help us to live by faith and then run with Your message!
And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.
For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.
Here is a very powerful passage to me. God tells Habakkuk to write out his vision. And then He says that when people read it they will be able to run with the message.
That is what the Word of God does for us. As we read the Word of God and as it takes root in our souls, it gives us the strength to run and it gives us cause to run. The message is so energetic. The message has such hope, such urgency; such life and vitality that the one who gets hold of it cannot help but run with it.
Now the question that comes to my mind then as to do with those who are reading the Bible but it does not cause them to run. Why would that be? The only answer I know is that there is a difference between reading with spiritual eyes and ears and reading with natural eyes and ears. If a person does not live by faith, then the Word of God just will not have that same impact upon them.
Lord help us to live by faith and then run with Your message!
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