Hills & Valleys: Faith in God’s Sovereign Will – Hab. 3:17-18

This is Namma for Christ with the one hundred seventeenth inspirational message dated Friday, July 21st, 2017.  The title
of this message is “Hills and Valleys: Faith in God’s Sovereign Will – Habakkuk 3:17-18”. The first three words of the title are also the title of the above anointed song/video (with lyrics) entitled, “Hills and Valleys” as sung by Tauren Wells.  The scriptures for this message are from the Old Testament book of Habakkuk – chapter 3, the 17^th and 18^th verses:

Habakkuk 3:17-18 
New King James Version (NKJV)

¹⁷ Though the fig tree may not blossom,

Nor fruit be on the vines;

Though the labor of the olive may fail,

And the fields yield no food;

Though the flock may be cut off from the fold,

And there be no herd in the stalls—

¹⁸ Yet I will rejoice in the Lord,

I will joy in the God of my salvation

Recently, my Pastor gave a powerful, anointed message that I knew I had to share.  The title of his message was,
“Faith in God’s Sovereign Will – Habakkuk 3:17-18”. Below are excerpts from the message and the scripture for this message is listed above as found in Habakkuk
3:17-18:

My Pastor began his message by reminding us that Habakkuk was an Old Testament prophet who “dared to question God”. He asked “Why was God allowing His nation to suffer at the hands of the enemy?”  Why were bad things happening to good people?  He asked God what are you doing with my life and why are you doing it?  Habakkuk wants God to straighten out the things happening in his life, but he doesn’t like “how” God is doing it?  Habakkuk is
not struck down for asking the “hard questions” to God.  The Lord’s Reply is below:

The Lord’s Reply

Habakkuk 1:5
New King James Version (NKJV)

⁵ “Look among the nations and watch—

Be utterly astounded!

For I will work a work in your days

Which you would not believe, though it were told you.

The Lord’s Reply is that He will work a work in (Habakkuk’s) days – that he (Habakkuk) won’t believe.  Habakkuk is allowed to ask ALL
the questions that he wants…but they will not change God’s will and God’s plans.  Habakkuk’s questioning of God will not
change God’s salvation or His deliverance.  Habakkuk states what he knows about God –

As found in Habakkuk 1:12 below:

Habakkuk 1:12

New King James Version (NKJV)

 

¹² Are You not from everlasting,

O Lord my God, my Holy One?

We shall not die.

O Lord, You have appointed them for
judgment;

O Rock, You have marked them for correction.

 

The Lord replies to Habakkuk in the second chapter of Habakkuk  -

“the just will live by FAITH!” (as found in Habakkuk 2:4) See below:

Habakkuk 2:4

New King James Version (NKJV)

“Behold the proud,

His soul is not upright in him;

But the just shall live by his faith.

 

GOD advises Habakkuk (and all believers) that the only way to get over your “questions” and sorrow of what is going on – is to “HAVE FAITH IN GOD’S SOVEREIGN WILL!”

God stated in Habakkuk 2:20 -

Habakkuk 2:20

New King James Version (NKJV)

 

²⁰ “But the Lord is in His holy temple.

Let all the earth keep silence before Him.”

Habakkuk finally realized, ”I don’t understand it all- But, I will PRAISE the LORD, anyway! ”  Habakkuk summarized
that he must TRUST IN THE LORD and rest in the Sovereign Hands of God and in His will!

How many of us question God  - as to why or what happens in our lives?  We, too, like Habakkuk - must TRUST IN THE
LORD and rest in His Sovereign Hands and the will of God!

Please listen and enjoy the above  anointed song/video (with lyrics) entitled, “Hills and Valleys” as sung by Tauren Wells.


 (I do not own the rights to this song.)
 

BE BLESSED!