Scripture Reading: Habakkuk 3
Focus Verses: Habakkuk 3:17-18 "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."
There has been some research done about why people leave their faith in Christ. Many times it is because people were disappointed because their expectation of God was not being met. They prayed for something and their prayers seemed to go unanswered or were not answered the way they wanted them to be answered. So basically these people are saying “God has not done things the way I think they should be done." Or there saying “I know how things should be done better than God.” Let’s remember Jesus never promised that this life would be without pain and suffering. Those days won’t come until we get to heaven. If you can only love God when everything is going good for you then your Christian life will be a disappointment. Our Christian life doesn’t work because we always get what we want. It works because Jesus is always with us to help us get through the hard times. He will never leave us. There will be times when God will answer your prayers the way you want, and we can be thankful for that, but when He doesn’t, you can trust that God has a better plan that He is working out in your life. That’s where faith and trust come in as well as learning to rejoice in our Savior. So let’s always live knowing that God is doing what is best for us. “The righteous will live by faith” Romans 1:7 And God is worthy of our faith. Habakkuk never forgot the power and might of God and recounts it in the first part of the prayer in Chapter 3 as he asks God for help.
Bobby Johnson
Interlocking Ministries
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