Can You See What God Is Doing?

Jul 05, 2026

Devotional

Day 1: Standing at the Watchtower When Chaos Screams

When life’s noise drowns out clarity, Habakkuk teaches us to climb higher. God told the prophet to station himself at the rampart—a place of intentional waiting—to gain divine perspective. Vision isn’t about ignoring reality but seeing beyond it. Just as Habakkuk shifted from frustration to faith, we’re called to position ourselves where God can recalibrate our sight. What looks like silence from God is often an invitation to lean closer. [27:51]

“I will stand at my watchpost and station myself on the tower. I will look out to see what he will say to me, and what I will answer concerning my complaint. Then the Lord answered me: Write down this vision; make it plain on tablets so one may read it fluently. For the vision is yet for the appointed time; it testifies about the end and will not lie. Though it delays, wait for it, since it will certainly come and not be late.” (Habakkuk 2:1–3, ESV)

Reflection: What chaotic circumstance are you staring at this week? How might God be inviting you to “climb higher” to see His purpose in it?

Day 2: Vision as the Antidote to Perishing

Proverbs warns that without vision, people perish—not physically, but in purpose. The preacher reminded us that vision is “seeing tomorrow while standing in today.” Like Abraham seeing nations in his aged body or Peter seeing church foundations in his fisherman’s hands, God’s vision resurrects hope. When we fixate on failure, God whispers destiny. [34:21]

“Where there is no prophetic vision the people cast off restraint, but blessed is he who keeps the law.” (Proverbs 29:18, ESV)

Reflection: Where has your spiritual sight grown dim? What “old story” about yourself might God want to rewrite with His vision?

Day 3: Ink, Tablets, and Fighting with “It Is Written”

God told Habakkuk to etch the vision onto tablets—permanent, tangible reminders. Jesus modeled this when He battled Satan with “It is written.” Our phones track everything but often forget God’s promises. Writing down His words creates weapons for warfare. An unwritten vision fades; an inscribed one becomes armor. [37:46]

“And the Lord answered me: ‘Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so he may run who reads it.’” (Habakkuk 2:2, ESV)

Reflection: What promise has God spoken to you that you need to physically write down? How could revisiting it daily shift your battles?

Day 4: Becoming Deaf to Anything Unlike God

The deaf frog in the jar kept jumping because criticism couldn’t derail him. Habakkuk had to silence the noise of injustice to hear God’s reply. We’re surrounded by voices predicting failure, but God’s whisper cuts through when we still our souls. Sometimes deliverance looks like selective deafness. [49:31]

“Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!” (Psalm 46:10, ESV)

Reflection: What “naysayer” voice (internal or external) do you need to grow deaf to this week? What scripture could you use to mute it?

Day 5: Faith as the Fabric of Future Victories

The preacher declared, “Your faith is the material your future victories are made of.” Hebrews defines faith as the “substance” of what’s unseen—not wishful thinking, but spiritual concrete. Like dressing well while broke, faith acts as if God’s promise is already present. What we see as empty, God sees as raw material. [35:33]

“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” (Hebrews 11:1, ESV)

Reflection: What “unseen” promise feels most distant right now? How can you actively dress your heart in faith’s assurance today?

Sermon Summary

Habakkuk stands on the rampart and teaches sight before change. The prophet names what he sees in front of him: violence in the streets, crooked courts, people drifting from God, and heaven seeming quiet. Yet God does not flip the circumstance first. God shifts the vantage point and sends him to the watchtower so that vision can lead the way. The text says, write the vision, make it plain, for the vision is for an appointed time. Though it tarries, wait for it. That word redirects panic into purpose. Where there is no vision, the people perish, and panic always starts inventing its own plans, which only multiplies pain. But when God gives vision, faith rises, hope returns, and joy remembers how to breathe again.

The call then tightens: write what God says. An unwritten vision is a forgotten vision. When the heat turns up, a person needs something solid to return to. Jesus shows the pattern in the wilderness. Three times the tempter speaks, and each time Christ answers, it is written. That phrase becomes a spine. It is written becomes a fight song when critics say never, when disappointments say over, when fear says cannot. Put word on it. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. The Lord lifts up a standard, and the standard is the word God already spoke.

The prophet also learns to listen before moving. The line does not say, I will stand and post, stream, call, or vent. It says, I will watch to see what He will say to me. Placement matters. Assignment matters. God has a place where His whisper becomes clear, and position affects perspective. The soul that stands where God assigned hears what God is actually saying, not just what the heart wishes to hear. Noise will try to script an identity that does not fit the life God is shaping. Be still and know, because sometimes the breakthrough comes through silence.

The question then comes home: what do you see. When the enemy flashes defeat, can destiny be seen. When the money is looking funny and the change is looking strange, does the promise still frame the picture. The blood of Jesus still speaks better things, the vision still holds for its time, and the God who began a good work will finish it. Stand where God tells you to stand. Write what God tells you to write. Trust what God tells you to trust. Position the life under His word until vision talks louder than trouble, and let it be said in the heart again and again, it is written.

Key Takeaways

1. Vision reframes panic into purpose [33:52] Vision is not mere eyesight. It is tomorrow seen from today, promise believed before performance. Without it, panic starts improvising solutions that deepen pain; with it, faith becomes the material of future victories. Let vision be the governor of reaction, not headlines or moods. [33:52]
2. Write what God says, then fight [38:18] An unwritten vision slips when pressure rises. Jesus answered every lie with it is written, which turned Scripture into a shield and a sword. Ink is humility before memory and armor before attack; write it so that truth can speak when the room goes dark. [38:18]
3. Position shapes perspective; climb [50:17] The watchtower is not theatrics, it is training. Placement under assignment clears the line of sight so God’s whispers do not have to compete with every other voice. Relocation of soul often precedes relocation of circumstance, because vision grows taller than the problem. [50:17]
4. Become deaf to deadening noise [49:31] Not every sound deserves space in the soul. Criticism, comparison, and constant commentary can suffocate holy hunger. Choose a sanctified deafness to what cannot grow faith, and let silence tutor the heart until God’s promise is the loudest thing in the room. [49:31]
5. Wait for the appointed time [28:13] Delay is not denial when God sets the clock. Waking to another morning is already an answer that purpose still breathes. Patience under promise is not passive; it is active trust that keeps standing, writing, and obeying until what God spoke steps into view. [28:13]

Youtube Chapters

[00:00] - Welcome
[21:25] - Grateful for the blood of Jesus
[24:40] - Invocation and names of God
[27:34] - Reading Habakkuk 2:1-3
[28:53] - Title: What do you see
[31:25] - Habakkuk’s complaint feels familiar
[33:52] - Point 1: Vision gives purpose
[36:52] - Point 2: Write what God says
[38:18] - It is written: fight with Scripture
[40:16] - Testimony after heart surgery
[41:58] - God’s immediate answer: another day
[42:46] - Point 3: Hear Him clearly
[46:47] - Three frogs and the crowd’s noise
[49:31] - Become deaf to what kills faith
[50:17] - Position affects perspective

Bible Study Guide

Bible Reading
Habakkuk 2:1-3 (ESV)
1 I will take my stand at my watchpost and station myself on the tower, and look out to see what he will say to me, and what I will answer concerning my complaint. 2 And the Lord answered me: “Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so he may run who reads it. 3 For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end—it will not lie. If it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay.”

Observation Questions

What specific instructions did God give Habakkuk in response to his complaint about injustice and suffering? (See Habakkuk 2:2-3)
According to the sermon, how did Jesus respond to temptation in the wilderness, and what does this reveal about the role of Scripture in spiritual battles? [38:18]
What practical example was shared about the importance of writing down God’s promises during a personal crisis? [40:16]
How does the sermon describe the relationship between physical/emotional positioning (e.g., standing at a “watchtower”) and hearing God clearly? [44:54]

Interpretation Questions

Why might God command Habakkuk to write the vision instead of simply holding it in his mind? How does writing solidify purpose during trials?
The sermon emphasizes that “position affects perspective.” How might staying in a place of assignment (like Habakkuk’s watchtower) guard against distractions or false narratives? [50:17]
The story of the deaf frog illustrates “sanctified deafness” to harmful noise. What kinds of “noise” today threaten to drown out God’s promises, and why is intentional silence crucial? [49:31]
The phrase “it is written” is called a “spine” and a “fight song.” How does Scripture act as both a defensive and offensive weapon in daily struggles?

Application Questions

When panic or uncertainty arises, what practical steps can be taken to shift focus from circumstances to God’s vision? How might this look in your current challenges? [33:52]
Are there promises or instructions from God that you’ve felt prompted to write down but haven’t? What would it look like to create a tangible reminder of those truths this week? [36:52]
Where is your “watchtower”—a physical, emotional, or spiritual place where you can listen for God’s voice without distraction? How might you prioritize time there? [44:54]
What criticism, fear, or negative voice have you allowed to shape your identity lately? How could declaring “it is written” over those lies change your perspective? [38:59]
The sermon says, “Waking to another morning is already an answer that purpose still breathes.” How can gratitude for small, daily evidences of God’s faithfulness strengthen patience in waiting? [41:58]
What is one area of life where you need to “become deaf” to unhelpful noise (e.g., social media, others’ opinions) to hear God’s whisper more clearly? [49:31]
Habakkuk’s vision was for an “appointed time.” What delayed promise or unanswered prayer requires active trust instead of passive resignation in this season? [28:13]

Sermon Clips

62s

#VisionGivesPurpose

“``sounds familiar. However, instead of god immediately changing the situation, god changes the prophet's perspective. Look at him. He says, god told him, go stand at the watchtower. Sometimes god has to change your circumstances before he can change what you are looking at. first point real quick, vision gives us purpose. Proverbs twenty nine and eighteen says, where there is no vision, the people perish. Vision is more than eyesight. Vision is seeing tomorrow while standing in today. Vision is believing God's promises before you've seen his performances. However, without vision someone look at somebody and say, without vision. Without vision. People quit. People panic. People lose purpose. As a matter of fact, look look at the text. It says as we we we perish for a lack of vision. I have this thought that that when we perish, we begin to panic.”

92s

#WrittenVision

“Second point is you gotta write what god says. Habakkuk didn't just god didn't tell Habakkuk just to remember it. He said, write. Say this with me. An unwritten vision Unwritten vision. Is a forgotten vision. See. See. See. When life gets hard, you need something you can return to, and we've learned this once again by the almighty god. Jesus showed us in the wilderness how to do this. Every time Satan tempted him three times Satan tempted him. Three times Jesus answered like this. It is written. Jesus fought every lie with what god had already said. Y'all heard that? Church, you need your own. It is written. When people say you will never make it, say it is written. When the fear says you can't, it is written. When the disappointment says it's over, say it is written. And then if you're bold enough, I like to get bold. You throw some word on. You say, I can do all things through Christ that strengthen me. My bible says, am a royal priesthood, a peculiar people who will show praise unto the god who has brought me out of darkness. Yeah. You gotta put some word on that thing. Yeah. You gotta know how to speak to the enemy when the enemy trying to speak to you. Yeah.”

61s

#ListenInSilence

“He listened before he moved. Today, we hear everybody except god. We hear social media. We hear television. We hear news. We hear opinions. We hear everybody got something to say about everything. Amen. One of the biggest battles young people face today is becoming not what God created, but what others say they ought to be. I said something to graduates the other week. Listen. Don't ever get into the battle of comparison. Start comparison what you did, how you did it, or how they did it, how much time they did it in because when you start doing that, you start forgetting and stop watching what god is doing in you. Everybody gonna have something to say, but, actually, does it fit your life? Psalm says, be still and know that I'm God. If I'm always surrounded by noise, how can you hear the whispers of God? Sometimes, y'all, sometimes God wants to send you a breakthrough through silence.”

76s

#FightWithTheWord

“See. See. When life gets hard, you need something you can return to, and we've learned this once again by the almighty god. Jesus showed us in the wilderness how to do this. Every time Satan tempted him three times Satan tempted him. Three times Jesus answered like this. It is written. Jesus fought every lie with what god had already said. Y'all heard that? Church, you need your own. It is written. When people say you will never make it, say it is written. When the fear says you can't, it is written. When the disappointment says it's over, say it is written. And then if you're bold enough, I like to get bold. You throw some word on. You say, I can do all things through Christ that strengthen me. My bible says, am a royal priesthood, a peculiar people who will show praise unto the god who has brought me out of darkness. Yeah. You gotta put some word on that thing. Yeah. You gotta know how to speak to the enemy when the enemy trying to speak to you. Yeah.”

86s

#FaithIsYourMaterial

“Vision is more than eyesight. Vision is seeing tomorrow while standing in today. Vision is believing God's promises before you've seen his performances. However, without vision someone look at somebody and say, without vision. Without vision. People quit. People panic. People lose purpose. As a matter of fact, look look at the text. It says as we we we perish for a lack of vision. I have this thought that that when we perish, we begin to panic. Panic leads us to start doing things our own way. Uh-huh. Which leads us to pain. Then we end up right back in church praying to the god that gave us purpose that if we had asked for vision from the beginning, we would have never been in pain from the start. With when god gives you vision, hope returns. Faith arises. Joy comes back. Hebrews says, faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of everything not seen. You don't see it all the time, but you'll still have to believe it in your heart. Your faith is the material that your victories of your future are made of. Yeah. I'm a say that again. Your faith,”

66s

#SeeTomorrowToday

“first point real quick, vision gives us purpose. Proverbs twenty nine and eighteen says, where there is no vision, the people perish. Vision is more than eyesight. Vision is seeing tomorrow while standing in today. Vision is believing God's promises before you've seen his performances. However, without vision someone look at somebody and say, without vision. Without vision. People quit. People panic. People lose purpose. As a matter of fact, look look at the text. It says as we we we perish for a lack of vision. I have this thought that that when we perish, we begin to panic. Panic leads us to start doing things our own way. Uh-huh. Which leads us to pain. Then we end up right back in church praying to the god that gave us purpose that if we had asked for vision from the beginning, we would have never been in pain from the start.”

40s

#VisionPreventsPanic

62s

#PositionChangesPerspective

“I said that to say sometimes we have to become deaf to anything that's not like god. Death to criticism, death to haters, death to doubt, death to even failure. So I'm a ask you one more time. Are we gone? What do you see? When the enemy shows defeat, do you see deliverance? the enemy shows disappointment, do you see destiny? Do you see your present failures or god's promises? Habakkuk climbed the tower because position affects your perspective. Amen. When you get into god's presence, you begin to see life through the promises instead of the problems.”

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