Since referring to Habakkuk in Thursday’s post, I’ve continued reflecting on the book. The ending of Habakkuk is stunning. The last 3 verses show an amazing joy in adversity. They’re quoted below. I actually quoted them a year ago. The photo in that post is of our then pretty much dead orange tree… ironically, I recently took to it with an ax!
Though the fig tree does not bud
and there is no fruit 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 triumph in the LORD;
I will rejoice in the God of my salvation!Yahweh my Lord is my strength;
He makes my feet like those of a deer
and enables me to walk on mountain heights!
Habakkuk 3:17-19 (HCSB)