Daily Devotions
Habakkuk
"His brightness was like the light"
Text: Habakkuk 3:4
THE GLORIOUS MAJESTY OF GOD
It is difficult to describe the majesty of God. It is even harder to meditate on it. But this was what filled the heart and mind of Habakkuk as he dwelt on the Being of God!
“His brightness was like the light;
He had rays flashing from His hand,
And there His power was hidden.
Before Him went pestilence,
And fever followed at His feet.”
Habakkuk 3:4-5
Let us seek to learn how we may meditate on the Being of God as Habakkuk practiced it!
1. “His brightness was like the light”
a) “Brightness” is often associated with the Lord.
b) What “brightness” (“Light”) represents:
i) Purity
ii) Beauty of holiness
iii) Total absence of evil (often represented by darkness)
Light dispels all that is dark.
2. “He had rays flashing from His hand, and there His power was hidden”
a) Rays of light emanated from the Lord who is Light Supreme.
b) Though rays of light display God’s power, the full power of God is “hidden”.
c) The power of God is wonderfully manifested
i) In creation.
ii) In His wondrous and miraculous deeds of deliverance.
3. “Before Him went pestilence, and fever followed at His feet”
a) Occasionally, God’s power would be displayed punitively.
b) God had to punish ancient Egypt with plagues (Exodus 7-12).
c) Egypt had to be brought to its knees in humble acknowledgment of the majestic power of God!
EFFECTS OF SUCH MEDITATION
The following effects may be highlighted: