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Saturday of the Fourth Week in Lent
God will save the anointed

Habakkuk 3:2-13
2 LORD, I have heard of your fame;
I stand in awe of your deeds, O LORD.
Renew them in our day,
in our time make them known;
in wrath remember mercy.
3 God came from Teman,
the Holy One from Mount Paran.
Selah [a]
His glory covered the heavens
and his praise filled the earth.
4 His splendor was like the sunrise;
rays flashed from his hand,
where his power was hidden.
5 Plague went before him;
pestilence followed his steps.
6 He stood, and shook the earth;
he looked, and made the nations tremble.
The ancient mountains crumbled
and the age-old hills collapsed.
His ways are eternal.
7 I saw the tents of Cushan in distress,
the dwellings of Midian in anguish.
8 Were you angry with the rivers, O LORD ?
Was your wrath against the streams?
Did you rage against the sea
when you rode with your horses
and your victorious chariots?
9 You uncovered your bow,
you called for many arrows.
Selah
You split the earth with rivers;
10 the mountains saw you and writhed.
Torrents of water swept by;
the deep roared
and lifted its waves on high.
11 Sun and moon stood still in the heavens
at the glint of your flying arrows,
at the lightning of your flashing spear.
12 In wrath you strode through the earth
and in anger you threshed the nations.
13 You came out to deliver your people,
to save your anointed one.
You crushed the leader of the land of wickedness,
you stripped him from head to foot.
Selah

With the eye of a prophet, Habakkuk sees a battle of life and death unfolding. His verbs are powerful, full of movements; his adjectives dramatic and vivid. This description of God striding out against evil needs a vocabulary larger than everyday words.

God’s glory covered the heavens and His praise filled the earth. His splendor was like sunrise, with rays flashing from His hands. His coming shook the earth, causing the mountains and hills to collapse, making the nation tremble. This great poetry with its dramatic effect sounds like something out of the latest science-fiction movie. In indignation and anger, God, the royal and holy One, strides through the earth, marching as to war against the armies of evil. He comes bringing salvation and deliverance to His people.

These dramatic verses can be read on several different levels. There are references to creation when God made the heavens and the earth and set order in place. There are references of God coming to rescue His people from bondage in Egypt, leading them into freedom.

The reference to “your anointed one” (v13) reaches ahead to Jesus who came from the heart of God; He entered into the sinfulness of human existence and defeated the principalities and power that held us all in bondage. Romans 5:8 says, “God demonstrates his own love for us in this: while we are still sinners, Christ died for us.” In Christ, death itself has been conquered by the One who offered Himself up in death, thus setting us free. Jesus describes His own mission by quoting Isaiah,” The spirit of the Lord is on me, because He has anointed me to preach the good news to the poor. He sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour.” (Luke 4:18-19)
Commitment:
In all turmoil and uncertainty of life today, I commit my life again to Jesus the One who is “the same yesterday and today and forever” (Heb 13:8).

Prayer:
Dear Lord, from creation until today, I see your hand upon our world and my life. Thank You for your saving grace through Jesus, the anointed redeemer. With the prophet I pray, “Lord, I have heard of your fame; I stand in you awe of deeds, O Lord. Renew them in our day, in our time make them known” (Hab 3:2). Amen.



All Lent Devotion materials are taken from 'Take Up Your Cross' - Daily Devotion for Lent 2009 by Bible Society of Singapore.

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