“Just shall live by Faith” Original Verse
Habakkuk 2:1-4
King James Version (KJV)
2 I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me (Shulamite woman waiting for her husband in Song of Songs, in the tower), and what I shall answer when I am reproved.
2 And the Lord answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.
3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.
4 Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.
Live by Faith means
In its context,
- WAIT FOR THE LORD
- “I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me”
- Find Jesus in the verse
- Eagerly wait for the Lord to talk to you through Bible Verses, Anointed messages where Jesus is the centre focus ( NOT U )
Steps
- Write the Vision
- Make it plain ( easy to understand )
that he may run ( NOT WALK ) that readeth it
Paul’s AIM to RUN
- Run means, Get your Job Accomplished
Galatians 5:7, 16
King James Version (KJV)
7 Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth?
16 This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
- Paul’s first priority is to run, so then Paul encourage them to walk first.
2 Timothy 4:7
New King James Version (NKJV)
7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
Resulting
- We will know, what we shall answer when we are reproved
Proud vs Humble
- Habakkuk 2:1-4
- First part of the verse says about proud person and the contradiction with the faith.
- Proud is not of faith
- Great faith people: Centurion and the Woman who’s daughter is demon processed were so humble
“Just shall live by Faith” in Hebrew
Hebrews 10:38
New King James Version (NKJV)
38 Now the just shall live by faith;
But if anyone draws back,
My soul has no pleasure in him.”
“Just shall live by Faith” in Romans
Romans 1:17
New King James Version (NKJV)
17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “The just shall live by faith.”
“Just shall live by Faith” in Galatians
Galatians 3:11
New King James Version (NKJV)
11 But that no one is justified by the law in the sight of God is evident, for “the just shall live by faith.”