| ListenPosted Sep-27-07 05:54:45 PDT I will stand at my watch and station myself on the ramparts; I will look to see what he will say to me, and what answer I am to give to this rebuke.
Habakkuk 2:1
The watchmen and a watchtower, often used by the prophets to show an attitude of expectation, are pictures of Habakkuk's attitude of patient waiting and watching for God's response. Stone watchtowers were built on city walls or ramparts so that watchmen could see people (enemies or messengers) approaching their city while still at a distance. Watchtowers were also erected in vineyards to help guard the ripening grapes. Habakkuk wanted to be in the best position to receive God's message. We too, need to place ourselves in a position where we recognize God's presence in our lives and hear his message. Many people pray and pray for this person or that situation, but never sit still long enough to hear the answer. We pray a short prayer and then we are immediately off into our busy schedules to the next thing we have on our to-do list for the day, half-expecting heaven itself to open up as God reveals the answer to our prayers. But the Bible states that God speaks in a "still, small voice" that we must be trained to hear. God answers prayer on a daily basis in our lives, but some of us are just too busy to bother with hearing what He is saying.
God bless you,
JH
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