Now turn with me, if you haven't already, to chapter three of the book of Habakkuk.

In the first two verses of that prayer, chapter three, he said, Lord, I have heard of your fame.

I stand in awe of your deed, O Lord. Renew them, that is the deeds of God, the work of God. Renew them in our day.

In our time, make them known in wrath, remember mercy. Now, you have to understand the background

of the book of Habakkuk to understand this prayer, particularly chapter 3.

You really have to understand the message of that book. In fact, you'll never understand chapter

three, powerful as it is, quoted in the New Testament by many New Testament writers, without

understanding the entire book of Habakkuk. So I'll give you a summary of the message of the book

of Habakkuk. He began, chapter one, he was praying for a revival. He's praying for a revival.

Now, this is a wonderful prayer. This is the kind of prayer that every believer should be praying.

Doesn't God want a revival in his church?

Isn't Habakkuk praying according to the will of God?

Yes.

Then why on earth God does not want to answer this prayer?

Why is he refusing to answer Habakkuk's prayer?

Habakkuk himself is baffled as to why God is not answering his prayer. And I'm sure some of you at some point in your life, you were baffled why God

is not answering you. And he said, Lord, I've been crying to you, I've been praying to you,

why are you not answering me? And it's happening here.

God, why are my prayers going and answered?

Lord, why is the answer to my prayer being delayed?

What can be more glorifying to you, Lord, than to pray for a spiritual awakening?

In Israel, the apple of your eye, the people that you have chosen

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