December, 2014 Letter from Timothy:
“Though the fig tree should not blossom And there be no fruit on the vines, though the yield of the olive should fail and the fields produce no food, though the flock should be cut off from the fold and there be no cattle in the stalls, yet I will exult in the LORD, I will rejoice in the God of my salvation.” Habakkuk 3:17-18
The scripture tells us to trust God no matter what…struggling with health problems, a loss of someone who was close to you, when there is no money and everything has been used up. The man of God Habakkuk determined to rejoice in God despite visible circumstances, even if he did not see any visible signs of God’s presence or favor.
Though you have no visible hope for the future, and are right now under bitter disappointment in your life and what you were trusting in the present has let you down, still… rejoice in the Lord, still… be joyful in God. Why? Because he is God your Savior, who will deliver you in his time.
God’s promise is that He will see you through and give you the strength and direction you need. God wants you to know that He understands how you feel, that He knows more about your situation than you do, and that He saw it coming before you did. Above all, He began to work on His resolution for you before you even knew to ask! The reality here is that God is for you! He is not against you. You can choose today to rejoice in God even when everything in life goes wrong.
Brother Timothy