Habakkuk 2:2-3 English Standard Version

The Righteous Shall Live by His Faith

² And the Lord answered me: “Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so he may run who reads it.
³ For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end—it will not lie. If it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay.

Have we ever planned something with the intent of obedience of faith? We hear God, we believe God, we move to do God’s bidding and the world rebels at our effort? Worldly people are rebellious people and oppose God’s plans. They neither believe nor obey and when they see us moving to obey God, they do things which hinder our efforts.

That should not be a reason to doubt God.

Often the rebellious nature of worldly people can create impatience in us because we are human and we want to get on with obeying God. Any delay in forward progress can cause impatience to increase in us without just cause. We should expect the world to resist us. If we are truly following God’s instructions, it is to be expected. If we cannot calm ourselves at the first obstacle, impatience grows and even when that first obstacle is removed, the impatience remains.

We must not allow impatience to be an obstacle in believing God and moving forward in faith.

May this word of the Lord help us all believe, trust, and be patient.

Habakkuk wrote in 2:2 so he may run who reads it.

2 Timothy 3:16 English Standard Version (ESV) All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,

Scripture is not ambiguous. At least it is not if our understanding of scripture is brought to us by the Spirit of Truth, God Himself.

2 Peter 2:1-3 English Standard Version

False Prophets and Teachers

¹ But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction. ² And many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of truth will be blasphemed. ³ And in their greed they will exploit you with false words. Their condemnation from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.

The definition of ambiguous is open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning. We must recognize the difference between interpretations and false heresies. Translations from ancient languages and dialects are difficult and not all scholars use the same interpretations. Most of us are not linguists and rely heavily upon trained professionals to decipher the old manuscripts.

This is why sound doctrine needs to be present in our bible studies. Those who study alone without the aid of a sounding board are in danger of imperfect understanding. Teachers and leaders of bible studies need to have been examined by church elders before they are allowed to influence the minds of those who are just now beginning to seek God.

Men will come into a church and immediately seek to be allowed to teach others. They will at times be insistent in their desire to lead. This is a red flag that others should recognize.

According to 1^st Corinthians 13:5 Love does not insist on having its own way.