Tag: Faith
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Day 5 – Friday
Yet I Will Rejoice “Though the fig tree should not blossom . . . yet I will rejoice in the LORD.” Habakkuk 3:17-18 (NKJV) Habakkuk ends where few of us expect—with joy. Not because circumstances improved. They hadn’t. Not because the world suddenly made sense. It didn’t. Habakkuk rejoices because he finally sees God clearly.…
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Day 4 – Thursday
Living by Faith When Life Makes No Sense “. . . the righteous shall live by his faith.” Habakkuk 2:4 (NKJV) This is the heartbeat of the entire book. When the world is unstable, when evil seems to win, when prayers feel unanswered—“. . . the righteous live by faith.” Not by fear. Not by…
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Day 3 – Wednesday
Waiting in the Middle “I will take my stand at my watchpost . . . and look out to see what he will say to me.” Habakkuk 2:1 (NKJV) Between Habakkuk’s complaint and God’s solution lies a space we all know well: waiting. Not passive waiting, but watchful waiting. Faithful waiting. Expectant waiting. Habakkuk climbs…
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Day 2 – Tuesday
God’s Answer We Didn’t Expect “Look among the nations, and see; wonder and be astounded.” Habakkuk 1:5 (NKJV) When God finally answers Habakkuk, the answer is not what he expected. God essentially says, “I am doing a work in your days that you would not believe if told.” God was already moving behind the scenes,…
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How Long, Lord?
This is day one of a five day series of devotionals based on the prophet Habakkuk and his plea to God about how long before He acts in this cruel world. Day 1 – Monday When the World Feels Upside Down “O LORD, how long shall I cry for help, and YOU will not hear?”…
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The God Who Commands the Storm and Clears the Path
“. . . The LORD has His way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of His feet. He rebukes the sea and makes it dry, and dries up all the rivers. Bashan and Carmel wither, and the flower of Lebanon wilts.” Nahum 1:3b-4 (NKJV) Friday Even when life…
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Understanding Predestination: God’s Sovereign Plan and Our Real Choice
“. . . having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will . . .” Ephesians 1:3-6 (NKJV) Few biblical words create more questions than “. . . predestination . . .” For some, it sounds like God has already decided everything and we’re…
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When God’s “No” Is Really a Better “Yes”
“And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.” Romans 8:28 (NKJV) We’ve all had moments when we prayed with everything in us, convinced we knew exactly what God should do. We had the plan, the timing, the outcome,…
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The God Who Is Slow to Anger but Not Slow to Act
“The LORD is slow to anger and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked.” Nahum 1:3a (NKJV) Thursday God’s patience is not weakness—it is mercy. But His justice is never absent. Nahum reminds us that God is “. . . slow to anger . . .” That phrase is one of…
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Parenting in a Tug-of-War World
“Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; the rod of correction will drive it far from him.” Proverbs 22:15 (NKJV) Parenting has never been simple, but parenting today feels like navigating a tug‑of‑war from every direction. Culture pulls one way, peers pull another, technology pulls constantly, and our kids—full of curiosity, emotion,…