40 Days of Prayer Day 25 "Yet I Will Rejoice"

“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.

The Sovereign Lord is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer,
he enables me to tread on the heights” (Habakkuk 3: 17 – 19 NIV).

Lord, in times like these, I may feel anxious.

I know that is not Your way, nor what You want for me.

Help me to look up to You today, finding in Your love and grace the knowledge that true joy is not based on circumstances, but in You!

You promise to provide for all my needs, and I’m going to trust You. Regardless of what I see around me, You are my confidence, my hope, and my victory. You will take me safely through the changes and challenges of life.

This was Habakkuk’s attitude when his entire world was turned upside down with the revelation of Your coming judgment upon Israel. He walked in the high places. Help me to do the same.

In the name of my Lord, who came down from heaven that I might be lifted up with joy,

Amen

Bill Campbell