Connect to Your Deliverer
BY btyang ON 10. 24, 2008
Today’sScripture
“Eventhoughthefigtreeshavenoblossoms,andtherearenograpesonthevines;eventhoughtheolivecropfails,andthefieldslieemptyandbarren;eventhoughtheflocksdieinthefields,andthecattlebarnsareempty,yetIwillrejoiceintheLord!IwillbejoyfulintheGodofmysalvation!”(Habakkuk3:17-18).
Today’sWordfromJoelandVictoria
Habakkukknewwhattodowhenthingsseemedcompletelyhopeless.HisworldwasliterallyfallingapartaroundHim.Therewasdestructioneverywherehelooked.ButHabakkukknewthatGodwasbiggerthanhiscircumstances!Sowhatdidhedo?HeinvitedGodintohiscircumstancesbyrejoicingandpraisingtheLord.HemadethechoicetobejoyfulknowingthatitwouldconnecthimtotheOnewhowoulddeliverhim!Areyoufacingasituationthatseemsdarkorhopeless?Nomatterhowdifficultthingsmayseem,Godhasaplantobringyououtintoaplaceofvictory.Yourpraiseisthebridgethatwillcarryyouintoyourlandofpromise.TheBibletellsusthatGodinhabitsthepraisesofHispeople,andwhenthepresenceofGodmanifests,theenemyhastoflee!
TheBiblealsotellsusthatthereisfullnessofjoyinHispresence.Hisjoyempowersustowalkthroughanydifficultywemaybefacing.Nomatterhowthingsmayseeminthenatural,youcanrejoicetodaybecauseGodisworkingbehindthescenesonyourbehalf.AsyoupraiseHim,HewillfillyouwithHisjoyandpouroutHisabundantblessingineveryareaofyourlife.
