"Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord. I will be joyful in God my Savior.” Habakkuk 3:17-18
Can you give God a “yet” praise?
Can you praise Him when it hasn’t happened yet? When you’re
still looking for the buds, but all you see is a naked stalk. You know that you have
planted and you have watered, but there is still no fruit from your labor. Can
you yet praise Him?
When you’ve had some failure. When you’ve suffered a loss. When
circumstances don’t seem to be going your way. When you’ve suffered and the
pain has been unbearable. When you’ve had to say goodbye to family and friends.
When your storage is exhausted and your bank account is empty. Can you still
say, “Yet, I will praise the Lord?”
When what I thought would be isn’t what it is. Can I yet
praise Him?
Yet: nevertheless, even still, at the same time.
A connecting word between two phrases. Two points. Two
realities.
So even though it hasn’t happened yet (so far, up until this
point) I will yet (even still, nevertheless, at the same time) keep praising my
God. Why?
God is yet worthy to be praised. Regardless of my
circumstances, He is still God. He is still Sovereign. He is still good. I will
yet trust Him. I will yet believe. I will trust and believe in who He is. I don’t
know how. I don’t know when. But I know in the end I win. The victory has already been won because I have believed in the Son. He will work out. But in the meantime and in between time, I will rejoice because He is
Lord and He is Savior.
I will be joyful in God my Savior because my joy is not
based on happenings but on who He is.
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