Habakkuk 2:4 | The Righteous Will Live by His Faith

Hundreds of people in a room, all of them singing, and I walked out sure I'd seen God move.

Habakkuk 2:4 is quoted three times in the New Testament and it cracked Luther open, and the prophet wrote it while still waiting for God to answer his question. Don't skip the first half: a soul puffed up, full of air instead of weight. The word for faith is emunah, steadiness, the word used for Moses' hands staying steady in the battle. Ryan confesses walking out of worship conferences he ran sure he'd seen the Holy Spirit move, and realizing he'd put hundreds of trained singers in a room and they sang. The person living by faith was the one who dragged themselves to church, fighting with their spouse on the way in, standing in the back holding a coffee. You're in that verse this morning. Stand in it and hold.

Anchored in Habakkuk 2:4. Part of The Waiting Season, a walk through the three chapters of Habakkuk.