Out upon the flowing battlefields of Gettysburg's there is a monument in memory of a brave color bearer who was isolated from his company during the heat of the battle. The company retreated, but the boy remained, proudly holding up the flag. The commanding officer sent a messenger to him saying, "Bring the colors back to the regiment." The boy's classic reply was, "No, bring the regiment back to the colors."
The Prophet Habakkuk summoned the Nation of Israel back through prayer. This prayer was "on Shigionoth" or "with great excitement and sincerity." Israel had lost the fervor of revival, so he prayed that God would restore their vision.
Our Nation today needs men and women like Habakkuk: to call upon God to restore vision to His people that we would focus on the message of the cross and our coming King. Far too many churches have retreated from the battle and are now cruise ships instead of battleships,they no longer prick at the souls of man, rather they tickle his ears. Let us pick up the banner, fall too our knees and pray too our creator to bring intense revival to our nation again, may we be just as committed as Jesus was to the cross to see this through.
Habakkuk 3 HCSB. 1A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet. According to Shigionoth.
2 Lord, I have heard the report about You;
Lord, I stand in awe of Your deeds.
Revive Your work in these years;
make it known in these years.
In Your wrath remember mercy!
3God comes from Teman,
the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah
His splendor covers the heavens,
and the earth is full of His praise.
4His brilliance is like light;
rays are flashing from His hand.
This is where His power is hidden.
5 Plague goes before Him,
and pestilence follows in His steps.
6He stands and shakes the earth;
He looks and startles the nations.
The age-old mountains break apart;
the ancient hills sink down.
His pathways are ancient.
7I see the tents of Cushan in distress;
the tent curtains of the land of Midian tremble.
8 Are You angry at the rivers, Lord?
Is Your wrath against the rivers?
Or is Your rage against the sea
when You ride on Your horses,
Your victorious chariot?
9You took the sheath from Your bow;
the arrows are ready to be used with an oath. Selah
You split the earth with rivers.
10The mountains see You and shudder;
a downpour of water sweeps by.
The deep roars with its voice
and lifts its waves high.
11 Sun and moon stand still in their lofty residence,
at the flash of Your flying arrows,
at the brightness of Your shining spear.
12You march across the earth with indignation;
You trample down the nations in wrath.
13You come out to save Your people,
to save Your anointed.
You crush the leader of the house of the wicked
and strip him from foot to neck.Selah
14You pierce his head
with his own spears;
his warriors storm out to scatter us,
gloating as if ready to secretly devour the weak.
15You tread the sea with Your horses,
stirring up the great waters.
16I heard, and I trembled within;
my lips quivered at the sound.
Rottenness entered my bones;
I trembled where I stood.
Now I must quietly wait for the day of distress
to come against the people invading us.
17 Though the fig tree does not bud
and there is no fruit on the vines,
though the olive crop fails
and the fields produce no food,
though there are no sheep in the pen
and no cattle in the stalls,
18yet I will triumph in Yahweh;
I will rejoice in the God of my salvation!
19 Yahweh my Lord is my strength;
He makes my feet like those of a deer
and enables me to walk on mountain heights!
For the choir director: onstringed instruments.
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