Habakkuk 3:17-18 "Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, through the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, through 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"
How amazing is this statement by the prophet Habakkuk. Though I have no food or means which to make money(most Israelites were herders and farmers) I will rejoice. Though nothing in my life is going right, though everything is in ruins I will rejoice. Though tomorrow looks bleak and hopeless I will rejoice. What will I rejoice in? I will rejoice in the Lord. For the Lord is where I have placed my trust. In the Lord rest my hope, my strength, and my comfort. Who is like our God? There is none like Him. No other name on earth shall man call on to be saved. It is only through Jesus Christ that we may be redeemed.
Have you been redeemed? Have you found your joy? Does it feel like the world is closing in around you and you are being overwhelmed? I can't offer you a way out. I can't tell you that accepting Christ as your savoir makes it all better because it doesn't. Life is hard whether you are a believer or not. The only difference is the faith we have in Jesus our redeemer. It is that faith that gives us our joy. For even in the darkest hour, when the world is falling apart around us, we still have hope. A hope that neither came from this world, nor can be taken away by it. I know that morning will always come no matter how long the night is. I know that when that final morning comes I will be in the presence of the Lord God Almighty. That is where my joy comes from when there is no food for the table, or shelter from the rain. That is why I can still rejoice when life is crumbling all around. It is not always easy and sometimes I do fall, but falling only gives you the chance to show the world that it is possible to get back up.
