We Shall Not Die But Live!

Art thou not from everlasting, O LORD my God, mine Holy One? we shall not die. O LORD, thou hast ordained them for judgment… (Habakkuk 1:12, KJV)

The prophet Habakkuk lived at the time when the Chaldeans(Babylonians) were expanding their conquest of the world with unprecedented maliciousness and victory. The rest of the world was essentially scared to death. The prophet Habakkuk was so distressed by the report of the Chaldeans he was hearing. And of course, the nation of Israel was in their list of countries to crush. Amid this external pressure and internal fears, he makes the statement above that “we shall not die.” He recognizes the LORD as the One who is from everlasting.

The Psalmist also recorded a similar prophetic insight for us:

“I shall not die, but live, And declare the works of the LORD.” (Psalm 118:17, KJV)

He further states that not only will he not die but he will live to declare the works of the LORD. He recognizes there is destiny around his life. What do these verses have to teach us today?

The prophet did not just utter the words “I will not die” because he felt to do so. There was a real death threat heading his way. We certainly do not have the Chaldean army today. We have other challenges in life, including diseases, family crises, spiritual problems or even financial issues that can threaten our very existence. We will declare the prophetic words with Habakkuk, that we will not die. But as the Psalmist says it, we will live to declare the works of God!

MEDITATE

Meditation is both mental and verbal. You think and mutter the Word. Learn to give the Word time in both your mind and mouth. Mutter these words “ I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD.”