In Habakkuk 3:17-19, God says, “Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stall; Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation. The LORD God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds’ feet, and will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments.”
What is God telling us in this scripture? He is saying that even if everything fails, He will take care of us. We will never want. I believe what Paul said in Phillipians 4:19, “But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” This is an important statement and we as humans tend to mix up our need with our want. What do we really need? A beautiful sister in the Lord has a statement on her Facebook page that says, “Just give me Jesus.” He is truly all we need. When we learn to rely solely on Him, He will provide for our need. So, trust in him and all of your needs will be met.
This is not always an easy thing to do: trust wholly in Him, just like Proverbs 3:5 says, “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.” We have to totally surrender ourselves to Christ. We don’t want to be like the nation of Israel as described by Paul in Romans 10:3 when he said, “For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.” We want to be as Paul wrote to the church in Ephesus in Ephesians 5:21, “Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.” It is so much easier for God to work in our lives when we don’t interfere. I once heard Naomi Judd say that she just finally had resign her position as manager of the universe and let God do the job. It’s true. We say we give it all to Him and then we take it back.
As of the 26th of this month…just 2 days from today, I will be terminated from my job. I will have been off work for 6 months on my medical leave and my short term disability will expire. The hospital has applied for long term disability for me, but I don’t know if I will qualify for it. This means that we will have no income. From past experience, I know that somehow, all our needs will be met and whatever happens will be for God’s glory. I am not worried…truly. I think this is about the first time that I have not worried. Like I said yesterday in my post, listening (reading His Word) and talking (prayer) to God builds you up and helps you surrender and trust. Give it all to Him!
Grace and peace.
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