Ask God to Work

Habakkuk writes as one convinced God can continue to move mountains and calm raging seas. Multitudes will again turn to Him. Cures can be found, and the bad guys will be defeated. It’s in His character to move among His people this way. 

Because of this reality, Habakkuk holds nothing back from asking God to act like He has been known to act. 

Thriving, more than surviving means that we pray big, fervent prayers, requesting God to move. 

O Lord, I have heard the report of You and was afraid. O Lord, revive Your work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make [Yourself] known! In wrath [earnestly] remember love, pity, and mercy. Habakkuk 3:2

What strikes me about this request from Habakkuk is that it is so God-centered. We might be tempted to ask God to revive OUR work. The economy is wrecked, the churches are empty, businesses are closing. Our work is failing around us. It could use some “reviving.”

Yet, in this moment, Habakkuk sees the Bigger Picture I need to focus upon. Real life is more than jobs, cars, and savings accounts. It’s about God’s work on the eternal timeline. My place on it, your mark on it—is really insignificant. Here Habakkuk grasps this richness by asking nothing of himself, but only for God to move in a phenomenal way—a way you and I need to seek His face to move, also. 

If you and I want to truly flourish, asking God to work in the way only He can, is a reminder that He is the Creator and sustainer of the universe. He is supreme, and we are a speck on the timeline of eternity, and that is it. The perspective is essential and Habakkuk holds a right one. Asking God to do what only God can is our only hope. 

Allow me to encourage you in your journey toward flourishing like Habakkuk, by asking God to revive His work in our day.