JT Holderman

Habakkuk continues in Chapter two declaring the coming ruin of Babylon for the deploring acts they have committed, namely creating idols for worship and seeking their own selfish ambitions at the cost of their integrity. He picks up the thread from chapter one where he declares his complaints to God. This section in chapter two is more of a specific warning against turning to our own ways and not seeking the Lord’s guidance. He says: “Woe to him who heaps up what is not his o

We have walked through chapter 2 verse 1, regarding the ‘watchpost’ and ‘tower’ in which Habakkuk metaphorically describes himself ascending to heights of wisdom and recess found only in the Lord and his word, ascending far from earthly reason and wisdom. Habakkuk then, from his watchtower, said he was to ‘look out to see what [God] will say to me…concerning [his] complaint.’ It is thus no coincidence that the Lord answers Habakkuk with truth and power since he had recessed h

Habakkuk: “O Lord, how long shall I cry for help, and you will not hear? Or cry to you ‘violence!’ and you will not save? Why do you make me see iniquity and why do you idly look at wrong? Destruction and violence are before me; strife and contention arise. So the law is paralyzed, and justice never goes forth. For the wicked surround the righteous; so justice goes forth perverted” I can’t help but realize this verse is as relevant today as it was in Habakkuk’s day, if not mo

Devotionals have never been a staple of my faith.  I have found most of them to be a waste of my time.  However, after seeking some more study for the soul in the morning, I stumbled upon an incredible devotional resource by Spurgeon.  In it’s entirety it is called Morning and Evening.  I encourage anyone who finds devotionals to be at all soul-satisfying to read his words of truth and warmth.  They have been a comfort to my heart these last few weeks.  Here is an excerpt: “D

I have been struck with the powerful prayers the saints have uttered in conversation with God throughout history.  I remember hearing Dr. Jerry Sittser at Whitworth extol the beautiful words of exaltation and thanksgiving that so many desert fathers and founders of our modern theology spoke and wrote.  His passion for the words and heart of these God-seekers has still inspired me to this day to continue to uncover great prayers.  Learning how to pray is a life-long endeavor a

Elijah’s heart for God’s people is soaked in the love for displaying God’s great glory.  Truly he was a man devoted to the calling of God on his life.  As a prophet of the God most high, he had to forsake all comfort.  The same seems pretty universal for all of God’s chosen prophets.  They are spoken a call by God that they are to carry forth with blind faith, neither resting in the comforts of their home land or in the routine of their everyday lives.  Indeed they are a peop