The Lord says to His people: 

“You will know that I am in your midst, 

And that I am the Lord your God, there is no other,

And my people will never be put to shame. 

I will pour out My Spirit on all mankind;

Your sons and daughters will prophesy, 

Your old men will dream dreams,

Your young men will see visions.

I will pour out My Spirit on My servants.” 

–Joel 2:1, 27-29  

God Has Not Forgotten 
Pastor Timothy Paul Jones

5 Moreover, wine betrays;
an arrogant man is never at rest.
He enlarges his appetite like Sheol,
and like Death he is never satisfied.
He gathers all the nations to himself;
he collects all the peoples for himself.
6 Won’t all of these take up a taunt against him,
with mockery and riddles about him?
They will say,
“Woe to him who amasses what is not his—
how much longer?—
and loads himself with goods taken in pledge.”
7 Won’t your creditors suddenly arise,
and those who disturb you wake up?
Then you will become spoil for them.
8 Since you have plundered many nations,
all the peoples who remain will plunder you—
because of human bloodshed
and violence against lands, cities,
and all who live in them.
9 Woe to him who dishonestly makes
wealth for his house
to place his nest on high,
to escape the grasp of disaster!
10 You have planned shame for your house
by wiping out many peoples
and sinning against your own self.
11 For the stones will cry out from the wall,
and the rafters will answer them
from the woodwork.
12 Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed
and founds a town with injustice!
13 Is it not from the LORD of Armies
that the peoples labor only to fuel the fire
and countries exhaust themselves for nothing?
14 For the earth will be filled
with the knowledge of the LORD’s glory,
as the water covers the sea.
15 Woe to him who gives his neighbors drink,
pouring out your wrath
and even making them drunk,
in order to look at their nakedness!
16 You will be filled with disgrace instead of glory.
You also—drink,
and expose your uncircumcision!
The cup in the LORD’s right hand
will come around to you,
and utter disgrace will cover your glory.
17 For your violence against Lebanon
will overwhelm you;
the destruction of animals will terrify you
because of your human bloodshed and violence
against lands, cities, and all who live in them.
18 What use is a carved idol
after its craftsman carves it?
It is only a cast image, a teacher of lies.
For the one who crafts its shape trusts in it
and makes worthless idols that cannot speak.
19 Woe to him who says to wood: Wake up!
or to mute stone: Come alive!
Can it teach?
Look! It may be plated with gold and silver,
yet there is no breath in it at all.
20 But the LORD is in his holy temple;
let the whole earth
be silent in his presence.

Habakkuk 2:1–5

Be Patient—Injustice Has an Expiration Date (Habakkuk 2:5–6)

Be Honest—the Greed that Drives Injustice Isn’t Only in Your Enemies (Habakkuk 2:5–19)

• The Babylonians won’t be satisfied until they get what others have (Habakkuk 2:6–8)

• The Babylonians think they can protect everything they possess (Habakkuk 2:9–11)

• The Babylonians use people for their benefit (Habakkuk 2:12–14)

• The Babylonians use people to multiply their power (Habakkuk 2:15–17)

• The Babylonians think they can control their idols (Habakkuk 2:18–19)

Be Still—Your God Has Not Forgotten You (Habakkuk 2:20)