DCLM Daily Manna 2 May 2026: Making the Vision Plain
Key Verse: “And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it” (Habakkuk 2:2).
Text: Habakkuk 2:1-4 (KJV)
1 I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, 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.
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The passage follows Habakkuk’s dialogue with God concerning the punishment of sinful Israel by an even more sinful nation. In chapter 2:1, the prophet waited on God for an answer. Instead of just speaking, God instructed him to write the vision and make it plain so that whoever reads it can run with it.
A striking illustration is given of a man who bought a fine barometer that pointed to “HURRICANE.” Disappointed, he shook it and wrote a complaint letter to the store. The next day, both the barometer and his house were gone — the hurricane had struck. The instrument was not wrong; the man simply failed to heed the plain warning.
As believers, we are like that barometer and like Habakkuk. We are not mere decorations in beautiful church buildings. We are God’s mouthpieces commissioned to clearly declare the message of salvation, deliverance, and warning of impending judgment. The gospel demands that we “go” and clearly spell out God’s entreaties and warnings so that people can run to safety in Christ.
Thought for the Day The gospel requires “going” and “spelling” out divine entreaties and warnings.
Bible in One Year Joshua 22-24
DCLM Daily Manna 2 May 2026
