Yet I Will Rejoice: Thanksgiving Through All Times and Seasons
This journal article examines Habakkuk 3:17-19 as a biblical model for joyful thanksgiving and rejoicing in God even amid severe adversity and national upheaval. Dennis Lee explores the prophet's "astounding confession" of faith during a tumultuous period in Judah's history, drawing practical lessons for Christian living and trust in God's sovereignty that are particularly relevant for believers facing trials.
Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labor 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 stalls: 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 he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments. Habakkuk...
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