Habakkuk 3:17-18 KJV
Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:
Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
Habakkuk lived at the same time as Jeremiah. Jerusalem was about to be taken captive into Babylon. These would be rough and tough days for the Jews. What would be the response of the man whose faith was in God during these hard times?
Will he question God's sovereignty?
Will he challenge God's goodness?
Will he turn his back against the Lord?
Not Habakkuk! His faith was planted and would rejoice in the Lord and find joy in, not just his salvation, but in the God of His salvation.
We are living in some uncertain times ourselves, nothing, of course, like Jerusalem under siege but still uncertain times. Habakkuk tells us exactly how to handle these times. We must simply rejoice in the Lord and find joy, yes in salvation, but more so in the God that gives us that salvation.
Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:
Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
Habakkuk lived at the same time as Jeremiah. Jerusalem was about to be taken captive into Babylon. These would be rough and tough days for the Jews. What would be the response of the man whose faith was in God during these hard times?
Will he question God's sovereignty?
Will he challenge God's goodness?
Will he turn his back against the Lord?
Not Habakkuk! His faith was planted and would rejoice in the Lord and find joy in, not just his salvation, but in the God of His salvation.
We are living in some uncertain times ourselves, nothing, of course, like Jerusalem under siege but still uncertain times. Habakkuk tells us exactly how to handle these times. We must simply rejoice in the Lord and find joy, yes in salvation, but more so in the God that gives us that salvation.
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