Habakkuk's Song - Praying God's Word

Please read Habakkuk 3.

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Habakkuk’s Song

Meditate on verses 17-18.

Though the fig tree should not blossom

and there be no fruit on the vines,

though the yield of the olive should fail

 and the fields produce no food,

though the flock should be cut off from the fold

 and there be no cattle in the stalls,

yet I will exult in the LORD;

 I will rejoice in the God of my salvation.

Habakkuk wrote this prayer for the choir to sing while waiting for God to fulfill a vision He had given him (Habakkuk 2:2-3; 3:19b). Waiting is difficult, and because Habakkuk wanted a choir to sing about it, you know that Habakkuk’s was a public waiting, where people probably questioned if God would even fulfill His Word for the vision.

Let this song encourage you in the midst of the wait. Observe how Habakkuk waited. He stayed focused on the LORD. He recalled God’s faithfulness in the past; he waited, expecting God’s faithfulness in the future. And, no matter what happened, Habakkuk rejoiced in God (v. 18).

While you are waiting, let the LORD take you to His Spiritual high place, fixing your thoughts and joy on Him (vs. 18-19).

Pray Habakkuk 3:17-19 with wholehearted faith, as God’s faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“Though the fig tree should not blossom

and there be no fruit on the vines,

though the yield of the olive should fail

 and the fields produce no food,

though the flock should be cut off from the fold

and there be no cattle in the stalls,

yet I will exult in You, LORD, I will

rejoice (joy) in You, God of my salvation.

LORD GOD, You are my strength,

and You have made my feet like hinds' feet,

make me walk on Your high places.

For the glory of Your name, Jesus~”

The WATCHMAN on the WALL, 3 – Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell