| The LORD God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds’ feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. | ||
| Habakkuk 3:19 (a) | ||
| Contrast, if you will, two prophets who struggled with God’s will: Jonah and Habakkuk . . . Jonah ran from God when he heard what God would do. Habakkuk ran to God, wondering what God would do. Jonah saw the salvation of God to the Gentiles. Habakkuk saw the sovereignty of God through the Gentiles. Jonah’s story ends in foolishness as he worries about a gourd. Habakkuk’s story ends in faith as he trusts in God. The difference between Habakkuk and Jonah - between you and the person who’s despairing - is simply this: Jonah had to learn in the fish. Habakkuk learned in the high tower. You and I have a choice. God is going to teach us because the just shall live by faith. Where do you want to live? Where do you want to learn your lessons about faith? I have a choice. I can either seek the Lord with determination and expectation in the tower, or I can get tossed around in the storm in the belly of the great whale and wonder, “Why is my life always going through storms? Why is there always seaweed around my head? Why do I always feel cramped? Why am I always in the dark?” The reason people are always in the storm is because they’re never in the high tower. The message here is simple: Habakkuk’s problems were greater than Jonah’s, his message much more difficult, but he ends in victory because he learned the secret of seeking God. The Lord wants us to seek His face, to hear His voice, to see His vision that no matter what is happening around us, we might be oases of tranquility and peace that passes understanding. No matter how bad the news might be, He wants us to rejoice in Him. He is our strength and our joy. Have you discovered that when you seek the Lord about a problem, by the time you’re finished talking it over with Him, as you worshipped Him and spent time with Him, you forgot what you came for in the first place? His fellowship is so rich. No matter what happens, He is our joy. In seeking Him, we find what we longed for all along. | ||
| This Daily Devotional is an excerpt from the book "Footsteps of the Flock" by Pastor Jon. |
