Deeper Rejoicing
Habakkuk is a fascinating book, and Habakkuk 3 is a fascinating chapter. This fall a few of us in Cuernavaca dug into it, just a little, and there is so much treasure there. Habakkuk struggled with the big issues, and he asked the big questions, and he didn’t always find the answers. When it came to rejoicing, he fought to understand what it is and how to do it, and it wasn’t just "grin and bear it" or "don’t worry, be happy".
The leadership (field council) of our organization in Mexico met in Cuernavaca this fall, and Brent Downs shared at our time together on the Sunday. He and his wife had made this little bookmark, and I thought it was amazing, so I asked if I could share it with you. Maybe it can kick off your study of this intriguing chapter.
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12 December 2007 @ 1:56 pm
Here’s the bit I love, in the third chapter:
17 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,
18 yet I will rejoice in the LORD,
I will be joyful in God my Savior.
It’s not about what he’s going to do for me… my Father is not some heavenly vending machine. I will love him for who he is, even if for nothing else.