Bible Verse of The Day – 3-10-21

Habakkuk 3:17-19 (NKJV)  17 Though the fig tree may not blossom, Nor fruit be on the vines; Though the labor of the olive may fail, And the fields yield no food; Though the flock may be cut off from the fold, And there be no herd in the stalls— 18 Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation. 19 The Lord God is my strength; He will make my feet like deer’s feet, And He will make me walk on my high hills. To the Chief Musician. With my stringed instruments.

As I was reading Habakkuk this week, this prayer caught my attention.

It was written to be sung, not just spoken, although that really isn’t what caused me to go back and read it a few more times.

It was simply the content of it, and the heart that it was written from that made it stick.

You see, Habakkuk was sent to prophesy over God’s people. In this particular chapter, he was referring specifically to Judah, warning of their imminent destruction.

Habakkuk had cried out to God for a change of heart, that He would not destroy them. He actually said, in verse 2, “In wrath remember mercy”.

Habakkuk didn’t want to see his prophecy come to pass.

As he made his petitions known to God, and as he pleaded for God’s mercy over Judah, he ultimately came to the understanding that God is sovereign, and that His way is the right way.

It was then, after all of his pleading, praying and crying out to God, that he penned this prayer.

What struck me most about it is that he looked beyond the wrath of God and acknowledged that even if everything he knew was destroyed, God is still his strength, and he would still rejoice in Him.

This is important for all of us to understand and apply to our own lives.

It’s the “valley seasons” that show us who we really are in our walk with God. It’s those times when we feel like we can’t see beyond the smoke and the rubble of our own personal trials and fires that we need to reach deep down inside of ourselves and ask the Holy Spirit to help us get past ourselves and worship God for who He is.

Why? Because He is worthy, no matter what our lives may look like at that moment in time.

Paul summed it up quite nicely when he spoke these words:

Philippians 4:11 (NKJV) 11 Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content:

Let God be God. Let Him exercise His providence and His plans. His ways are righteous and true.

And let us be content in knowing this.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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