Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines...yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation
(Habakkuk 3:17-18)
This morning I opened to read a verse after I prayed a personal prayer request. The very first feeling as I saw it was discouragement coz it talked about a fig tree not blossoming, which to me felt I won't get what I asked for! Even though discouraging thoughts flashed my mind, it was snubbed off immediately...
Habakkuk struggled with the fact that God was going to send judgment on rebellious Israel, but he eventually realizes that God is sovereign. God's chastening may not feel good, but it is always right and good. The book ends with this declaration: although suffering may come or pleasures/ provision may run dry, yet I will rejoice in the Lord. The Lord, not my surroundings/circumstances, is my salvation!
There is only one response to our circumstance, faith in God; which isn't dependable on circumstances; which doesn't require prosperity to persist; which enables us to say "thy will be done' even when we see dark clouds gather! Through reading Habakkuk, I realize that I need to acknowledge ever day that God is beautiful and trust each day that whatever God has is for my very best. Father I need true faith every day to see you as "the God of my salvation" when deliverance seems so difficult to achieve and when you seem to be distant to my plea!!
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