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finding hope in time of calamity
If you feel hopeless, helpless or powerless—unable to deal with people or problems and on the verge of exhaustion —take heart in your lord God
Respond to your hopeless situations like the prophet Habakkuk “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 3:18–19). Even if the crops all failed, the livestock died and everything you learned to depend on has been ruined, take heart and trust the Lord.
Where do you find such hope in the face of such terrible calamity? For one thing, clearly, you have been strengthened by God’s Word. Your expression of faith should closely echoe the words like that of David , uttered centuries before: “The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. I called to the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and I have been saved from my enemies” (Psalm 18:2 – 3).
learn from the prophet Habakkuk who had also spent a great deal of time alone with the Lord. In fact, the book that bears his name is a record of his extended conversation with God concerning his ways and plans. Come to God and his Word for the strength to carry on, and he will supply the power you need to traverse the rough terrain ahead.
© Clarencë mc
Respond to your hopeless situations like the prophet Habakkuk “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 3:18–19). Even if the crops all failed, the livestock died and everything you learned to depend on has been ruined, take heart and trust the Lord.
Where do you find such hope in the face of such terrible calamity? For one thing, clearly, you have been strengthened by God’s Word. Your expression of faith should closely echoe the words like that of David , uttered centuries before: “The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. I called to the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and I have been saved from my enemies” (Psalm 18:2 – 3).
learn from the prophet Habakkuk who had also spent a great deal of time alone with the Lord. In fact, the book that bears his name is a record of his extended conversation with God concerning his ways and plans. Come to God and his Word for the strength to carry on, and he will supply the power you need to traverse the rough terrain ahead.
© Clarencë mc
