gratitudeSaturday, July 18
Yet I Will Rejoice
Scripture
"Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior."
— Habakkuk 3:17-18
What it means
Habakkuk lived while Judah faced invading armies. In his prayer he lists empty fig trees, dry vines, bare fields, and silent barns. No harvest. No flocks. Still he writes: yet I will rejoice in the Lord. He names the loss first, then roots joy in God, not in full shelves.