Habakkuk 3:17–19 (ESV)

“Though the fig tree should not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines, the produce of the olive fail and the fields

yield no food, the flock be cut off from the fold and there be no herd in

the stalls,

18 yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I will take joy in the God of my salvation. 19

God, the Lord, is my strength; he makes my feet like the deer’s; he

makes me tread on my high places.”

1. Our joy is not based on our UNDERSTANDING of how God chooses

to work

Habakkuk 3:17–18a (ESV) – “Though the fig tree should not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines, the produce of the olive fail and the

fields yield no food, the flock be cut off from the fold and there be no herd in the

stalls, 18 yet I will rejoice in the Lord.”

2. Our joy is FOUND in the character of God

Habakkuk 3:18b (ESV)

“I will take joy in the God of my salvation.”

Romans 8:28 (ESV)“And we know that for those who

love God all things work together for good, for those who are called

according to his purpose.”

3. God gives us the STRENGTH to make it through unsteady times

Habakkuk 3:19 (ESV)

“God, the Lord, is my strength; he makes my feet like the deer’s; he

makes me tread on my high places.”