“Though the fig tree should not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines,
the produce of the olive fail and the fields yield no food, the flock be cut off from the fold and there be no herd in the
stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I
will take joy in the God of my salvation. God, the Lord, is my strength; he makes my feet like the deer's; he makes me tread on my high places.” Habakkuk 3:17-19
This is one of my favorite passages in the
Bible. It’s a relationship goal I long for with Father. What rock-steady, absolute faith Habakkuk
shows. I imagine a man standing in the midst of desolation, stripped bare, with
no life around him with arms raised high, voice shouting and heart rejoicing to
the God of his salvation. It’s as if he is oblivious to the emptiness around
him; not a care in the world. Completely
secure, completely confident in God. Matthew Henry’s commentary says, that
Habakkuk resolves to delight and triumph in God even if all the above
happens because when all is gone God is not.
God is our salvation and so our soul is secure. Our joy and security doesn’t come from our
circumstances but in the knowledge that God has saved us and we are His
forever. And even if all is stripped away, God is still present.
Psalm 46:1-3,7 says, “God is our refuge and
strength, a
very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear though
the earth gives way, though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea, though
its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble at its swelling...The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress.”
May we have this unswerving faith and
confidence in God. To know Him so well,
that we stand strong and not fear during those times when “the fig tree should
not blossom, nor
fruit be on the vines,” or “though the earth gives way” because He is our
strength, our salvation, and is very present in our lives.
Rejoicing in the Lord with you today,
Lisa
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