1. Habakkuk was upset by the chaos, corruption and violence in Israel during a time of transition between empires. 2. He decided to climb his watchtower and wait for God's response to his complaints. God told him to write down the vision. 3. Balak tried to get Balaam to curse Israel so the Moabites could defeat them, but Balaam only blessed Israel each time because God had blessed them and would not allow a curse.

1. TheVision

3. Conversation of God and Habakkuk
• It was a chaotic time in Israel
• They were under the Assyrian Empire
• It was the then rise of the Babylonian Empire
• It was a transition period from Assyrian rule to the Babylonian reign
• Judah was experiencing among other things
1. Lawlessness
2.Corruption
3.Violence
4.Poverty
5.Political infighting
• Habakkuk was angry at this situation, he even says
• “For the stone will cry out from the wall, And the beam from the timbers will answer
it.”Habakkuk 2:11 NKJV
I don't want to bore you with the rest of the conversation.
But where we pick it on Chapter 2:1

4. I Will Climb
• “I will climb my watchtower/watch post
• He volunteers to climb his own watch post
• In the mist of this chaos, I will climb my watch post
NB: IT REMINDS ME OF A YOUNG MAN
1. “And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord,
2. choose you this day whom ye will serve;
3. but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”Joshua 24:15
• In other words I will not contribute on this chaos, but I need a solution

5. And Wait
• “And wait to see what the LORD will tell me to say and what answer he will give to my complaint.
• Let's wait and see what He will
1. Tell us
2.Answer to my complaint

6. Write Down The Vision
• “The LORD responded: “Write down this Vision!
• Allow me to remind you all that the source of the vision/message is Yahweh
• Lest we forget, that none of our learned minds were able to come up with this vision
NB: REASONS WHY I BELIVE ITS FROM GOD
1. Anything that comes from God, is always above human capacity, strength, ability
2. This has God's fingerprints all over it
3. The vision is bigger than the people
4. People may fail and seem insignificant but the vision is much greater
5. This treasure we carry jars of clay, that the excellence of power maybe of God
1. Everytime when Chairperson needs to be changed, we ask ourselves who will do it, but on the day
of handover we all say, who can carry it
If you are here and still doubting this has God written all over it
1. It has God when things are smooth
2. It has God when all hell is breaking loose

7. For 5 Years
• I have been involved with this vision of FCF for 5 years
1. Joka's Tenure
2.Ngcizwa's Tenure
3.Nodude's Tenure
4.Matshayana's Tenure
5.Anele' Tenure
NB: I HAVE SEEN THIS VISION TAKE THE NORMAL COURSE THE VISION TAKES
1. THE WRITING AND THE RUNNING PHASE
2. THE TARRYING PHASE
• Linger in expectation
• Delays
• Dragging
3. THEE APPOINTED TIME / SPEAKING PHASE

8. Phase 1
1. The inception phase
2.The writing phase
3.The reading and running phase
4.All things seem to be running perfectly
I am announcing to you that the honeymoon stage is well over

9. Phase 3
1. The appointed time
2.The vision shall speak
• It preaches for itself
• It finances itself
• No need for advertising
• As a matter of fact other visions come so that they an ADVERTIZE through you
• You no longer ask people to come, the vision speaks for itself
3.The vision will not lie
Not to worry you are not in phase 3 either

10. Phase 2
1. Though it tarries, wait for it
• Linger in expectation
• Delays
• Dragging
2.It is feeding of the vision bearers
3.It seems to be surviving off few individuals
NB: FOR ANY BOAT THAT DESIRES TO CROSSOVER TO THE OTHER SIDE IT ENCOUNTERS 3 things
1. When everyone is jumping on board and rejoicing
2. The storms in the middle of the sea
• Storms / hurricanes/ tsunamis originate from the sea
• Izitshingitshane originate from the inland
• No one is ever tested by a whirlwind

11. Storms
1. They have their origin from the sea
2.You can never be in the sea and not encounter them
3.You can leave holy and fast 40 days and nights, you will encounter them
1. Boat that had Jesus and the founders of the Church were hit by storms 2 times (no fluke)
2.Paul encountered them
NB: NO ONE HAS DONE ANYTHING WRONG
4. There is no Jonah at FCF, but it is a phase, and it shall pass
NB: PLANES WHEN THEY ENCOUNTER A STORM
1. They go around the storm
• Thus increasing arrival time
• Increasing fatigue or jet lag
• Increasing mileage
• Decreasing fuel levels
• SOMETIMES IT MAY BE ORDERED TO LAND IN EL AND WAIT TO JOURNEY AGAIN TO PE
• BUT INCREASING FLIGHT HOURS / EXPERIENCE
THE FLIGHT MAY SEEM
TO BE TARRYING

12. Storms
1.NO 2: THE PILOT CAN DECIDE TO GO THROUGH
2.THAT IS VERY RISKY BUT THATS ANOTHER OPTION
• YOU DISENGAGE AUTOPILOT
• YOU FLY MANUALLY
• YOU FEEL THE CONTROLS ON YOU BODY
• THE STEERING IS NOT AS LIGHT AS FLYING ON A SUNNY DAY
• THE RADAR CONTROLLERS ARE TAKING A TOLL ON YOUR FEET
• SOME ADJUSTMENTS ARE NECESSARY WHEN YOU FLY THROUGH THE STORMS
a. THE ALTITUDE/HEIGHT
b. SPEED AT WHICH YOU ARE FLYING MAY NEED TO BE ADJUSTED
1. Believe me a vision is for an appointed time
2. It will not lie
3. It shall speak

13. Balak Asks Balaam To Curse Israel
1. “Then Balak’s anger was aroused against Balaam, and he struck his hands together; and Balak said to Balaam,
“I called you to curse my enemies, and look, you have bountifully blessed them these three times! Now
therefore, flee to your place. I said I would greatly honor you, but in fact, the LORD has kept you back from
honor.””Numbers 24:10-11

14. Balak Was Sick with Fear
1. Israel had just killed the Amorites
2. They were camped in Moab to kill the Moabites
3. Balak ant the Moabites were sick with fear
• Your enemies are sick with fear of you FCF
4. He asked Balaam to come and curse Israel, so that Moab can defeat him
• He knew that the only way I can have victory over Israel is if I place a curse over him
5. He sent elders with a diviner's fee
6. Balaam made the men to sleep at his house
7. At night the Lord came to him and asked him, who are these men lodging in your home
8. God said, you must not go with them, because you cannot curse these people they are blessed
9. Go and tell Balak I cannot come with you, God forbids
10. They came again promising more money
11. He told them, though you may give me a house full of silver and gold, I cannot curse these people
12. Until God instructed him to go with the, but you can only speak what I tell you to

15. The Donkey Spoke
1. He saddled his donkey and went with them
2. On the journey an angel of God opposed them
3. The donkey saw an angel with a drawn sword but Balaam saw nothing
• The donkey tried to side step, but Balaam hit the donkey
• The donkey tried to squeeze in in a narrow road and struck Balaam's foot on the wall,
• The donkey decided to bow and fell on Balaam
• The Lord opened the mouth of the donkey and asked, why have you hit me these 3 times
• Before me I see God blocking my way
• The angel said for 3 times this donkey saved your life because I would have killed
• Go to Balaak and make sure you say exactly what I tell you

16. First Prophecy
1. Balaam was taken to the high places of Baal
2. Asked them to build 7 Altars and sacrificed
3. He went away to listen to God
4. God put words in Balaam mouth
5. He returned and when He saw Israel and everyone ready that he will curse them
1. ““How shall I curse whom God has not cursed?
2. And how shall I denounce whom the LORD has not denounced?
3. For from the top of the rocks I see him,
4. And from the hills I behold him;
5. There! A people dwelling alone,
6. Not reckoning itself among the nations.
7. “Who can count the dust of Jacob,
1. Balak was angry
2. What have you done

17. Second Prophecy
1. Come with me to another place
2. This time you will only see the outer part of them
• Because when you see them, you don't curse them but bless the
3. He asked them to build 7 altars again
4. Went away to speak to God and when he came back he looked at them and say
1. ““God is not a man, that He should lie,
2. Nor a son of man, that He should repent
3. “He has not observed iniquity in Jacob,
4. Nor has He seen wickedness in Israel.
5. He has strength like a wild ox.
6. “For there is no sorcery against Jacob,
7. Nor any divination against Israel.
8. Look, a people rises like a lioness,
9. And lifts itself up like a lion;
1. Balak was angry
2. What have you done

18. Third Prophecy
1. Come with me to another place
2. This place will please God, that you may curse Israel
3. He asked them to build altars, went to God
4. When Balaam raised his eyes he saw Israel encamped according to their tribes
5. The Spirit of God fell on him and he spoke
1. ““How lovely are your tents, O Jacob!
2. Your dwellings, O Israel!
3. Like valleys that stretch out,
4. Like gardens by the riverside,
5. Like aloes planted by the LORD,
6. Like cedars beside the waters.
7. His kingdom shall be exalted.
8. He has strength like a wild ox;
9. Blessed is he who blesses you,
10. And cursed is he who curses you.”

19. You Are Not Cursed
1. You have done nothing wrong
a. “No weapon formed against you shall prosper, And every tongue which rises against you in judgment You shall
condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, And their righteousness is from Me,” Says the
LORD.”Isaiah 54:17