YET I WILL REJOICE

Good morning everyone.

Here is today's Bible lesson:

YET I WILL REJOICE

READ:

Habakkuk 3:11-19

Yet I will rejoice in the

LORD, I will joy in the

God of my salvation.

-Habakkuk 3:18

Life in our world can be difficult.  At some point, most of  us have wondered, Where is God in my trouble?  And we may have thought, It seems like injustice is winning and God is silent.  We have a choice as to how we respond to our troubles.  The prophet Habakkuk had an attitude worth following:  He made the choice to rejoice.

Habakkuk saw the rapid increase in Judah's moral and spiritual failings, and this disturbed him deeply.  But God's response troubled him even more.  God would use the wicked nation of Babylon to punish Judah.  Habakkuk did not fully understand this, but he could rejoice because he had learned to rely on the wisdom, justice, and sovereignty of God.  He concluded his book with a wonderful affirmation:  "Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation: (3:18).  Though it was not clear how Judah would survive, Habakkuk had learned to trust God amid injustice, suffering, and loss.  He would live by his faith in God alone.  With this kind of faith came joy in God, despite the circumstances surrounding him.

We too can rejoice in our trials, have surefooted confidence in God, and live on the heights of His sovereignty. -Marvin Willians

Be this the purpose of my soul

My solemn, my determined choice:

To yield to God's supreme control,

And in my every trial rejoice. -Anon.

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Praising God in our trials turns burdens into blessings.

INSIGHT

In response to his prayer for God to "revive Your work" (Habakkuk 3:2), Habakkuk received a vision of God coming in glory and power (vv. 3-5) to judge the nations (vv. 6-16).  Despite the desperate spiritual situaltion in Israel (v.17), Habakkuk found peace and rest in the victory of God (v.v.18-19).

Have a blessed day.
God Our Creator's Love Always
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