Habakkuk 3:1

Habakkuk 3:1 says, A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet upon Shigionoth.  Habakkuk stops his prophecy and offers a prayer to God.  Even if we realize the truth of the coming judgment of God, we need to continue to pray for the lost.  Verse two adds, O LORD, I have heard thy speech, and was afraid: O LORD, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy.  Habakkuk had spoken to God, and God to Habakkuk in chapter one, then God spoke to and through Habakkuk in chapter two, now Habakkuk was speaking to God.  Habakkuk had said he would watch for God's answer, and God had given it.  Habakkuk said he had heard God, but still asked God to remember His mercy on the people of Israel, His chosen people. Even as we acknowledge to coming judgment of God, we need to be in prayer for the lost, that they may come to know God's merciful gift of salvation.  Verse three continues, God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise.  Habakkuk recalls when God first displayed His power and majesty to the people of Israel at the giving of the law to Moses.  God displayed His glory in the deliverance of Israel from Egypt, and Habakkuk asked that He remember His people. We need to remember the works that God did in the past, especially our redemption through Christ, when we find ourselves in trouble today.  Verse four concludes, And his brightness was as the light; he had horns coming out of his hand: and there was the hiding of his power.  Habakkuk is still reflecting on the majesty of God shown to His people in the past.  When we are feeling that the world is overwhelming us today, we need to first turn to God in prayer.  As we do, we need to remember His work in our lives.  God never fails those who are truly His, and as followers of Christ we should be able to recall how He has been at work in our lives.