Yet I will rejoice!

Press the play button to watch the video above or press 'more' to read the transcript of the daily devotion below. Please read Habakkuk 3:1-3,17-19 (use your own Bible or use the link above to access the in-App Bible).

God calls Habakkuk to be His messenger at a very difficult time. People have made their own gods out of stone and wood; violence and injustice is everywhere. Habakkuk has got to the point where his heart pounds, his bones decay and his legs tremble. And yet, he rejoices in God his saviour despite the prospect of losing the earthly things he relies upon. How has Habakkuk found such joy and the ability to give such open-handed trust in God?

Habakkuk prays. He pours out his heart to the Lord with raw honesty: ‘How long must I call for help, but you do not listen?'

Habakkuk listens. God answers decisively telling Habakkuk that He is going to act, in judgement, in a surprising way.

Habakkuk stands in awe before God. Habakkuk has a fresh realisation that the Lord is holy, glorious, splendid, and powerful. Such knowledge leads him to ask God to show mercy.

Habakkuk rejoices. Realising that the immediate future would be bleak, he finds joy in God his saviour. He rejoices that God will give him the agility to be sure footed in the difficult times ahead.

Whatever we are facing today, we have a holy, just and merciful God, who listens to our prayers, and has promised to fill the earth with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord.