Habakkuk said, "I will stand upon my post of observation." I believe that we as Christians haven't been standing enough on our post of observation. Our eyes are too dim. They're too fixed on the things of this world. The Father is trying to show us His vision and His plans for this hour, but spiritually we're not paying close enough attention.

We should strive to be like Habakkuk, who stood on his observation post and said, "I will watch to see what God will say within me and what answer I will make." I'm telling you, we need to wake up, because there is coming a day when every one of us will answer to the Lord!

This was God's answer to Habakkuk:

And the Lord answered me, and said, Write the vision, and engrave it so plainly upon tablets that every one who passes may [be able to] read [it easily and quickly] as he hastens by.

For the vision is yet for an appointed time, and it hastens to the end [fulfillment]; it will not deceive or disappoint. Though it tarry, wait [earnestly] for it; because it will surely come; it will not be behindhand on its appointed day.
(Hab. 2:2-3)

Verses 13-14 go on to tell us about the vision Habakkuk saw as he stood on his observation tower, waiting for the Lord to show him what He wanted his prophet to see. This is the vision God wanted him to write down and engrave upon his heart.

Behold, is it not by appointment of the Lord of hosts that the nations toil only to satisfy the fire [that will consume their work], and the peoples weary themselves only for emptiness, falseness, and futility?

But [the time is coming when] the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.
(Hab. 2:13-14)

This last verse describes the divine invasion I saw in the Spirit realm very well!

Habakkuk's Response to the Vision: Prayer
Then in Habakkuk 3:2, we see Habakkuk the prophet praying as a result of the vision he received of the earth filled with the power and the glory of the Lord.

O Lord, I have heard the report of You, and was afraid. O Lord, revive Your work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make [Yourself] known! In wrath [earnestly] remember love, pity and mercy.
(Hab. 3:2)

Habakkuk began to pray that God would revive His works. Now, understand this: God doesn't have a bunch of little, anemic, trickling works; He has mighty works. Just go through the Bible, and you'll find that His works include things like parting the Red Sea and making the sun stand still!

The Spirit of God hasn't toned down His method of operation since the days of Habakkuk or the book of Acts. The caliber of man that Habakkuk was hasn't ceased to exist on this earth. There are still many people who are on fire for God, who see and know what He wants to do in the future.

So Habakkuk prayed, "Revive Your works, Lord." In other words, he was saying, "Lord, make Yourself known not just to me; make Yourself known not only in the praise and worship services; but make Yourself known to those who dwell in the dark places of the earth." That kind of prayer is so important. There are so many who will never know Jesus unless the Church does what she is supposed to do and prays.

That's why I often check up on myself in this area. I ask, "God, am I like the husbandman in James 5:7 who waits for the precious fruit of the earth? Am I watching and praying for a harvest of souls to bring into Your kingdom, Father?"

We should all be asking God that same question. And if His answer is no, then we need to allow Him to adjust our hearts accordingly!

Habakkuk 3:3 goes on to say, God [approaching from Sinai] came. Habakkuk saw in his vision that God came. He prayed, "Revive Your works, O Lord," and as a result, God came.

What happens in the reviving of the works of God? God comes.He comes into homes; He comes to the streets. And wherever He invades, everyone knows it. The vision Habakkuk saw in the realm of the Spirit explains how He makes Himself known:

His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of His praise. And His brightness was like the sunlight; rays streamed from His hand; and there [in the sun-like splendor] was the hiding place of His power.
(Hab. 3:3-4)

When God comes, the brightness of His glory shines like rays of sunlight into your home, into your neighbor's home—into every home that lets Him in.

This is the day the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ is going to have to contend for some things in prayer. We must be known as contenders for the plans and the purposes of God. We need to go to our prayer closets, no matter what else is going on around us, realizing that there will always be distractions trying to keep us from praying out the plan of God on this earth.

That's one of the main things we can learn from the book of Habakkuk. When the prophet saw with his spiritual eyes what lay ahead in the future, what did he do? He prayed.

Source: When God Invades the Earth by Lynne Hammond
Excerpt permission granted by Harrison House Publishers