This devotional invites readers to cling to praise when everything around them is falling apart. Drawing from Habakkuk 3:17–19, it begins where the prophet stands: in a season of absolute lack. The fig trees are bare, the vines produce no grapes, the fields yield no crops, the flocks are gone, and the barns are empty. In today’s terms, the paycheck is not stretching, hours are being cut, jobs are being lost, and many are working multiple side hustles—DoorDash runs on lunch breaks and late into the night—just to survive.
Yet, in the middle of this economic pressure and emotional exhaustion, Habakkuk makes a radical declaration: “Yet I will rejoice in the Lord.” This devotional calls believers to that same “yet.” It explores the difference between simply being a “good person” who feels forgotten in hard times, and being God’s person—one who chooses to worship in the dark, to call God “the Lord of my salvation” when the numbers don’t add up, and to trust His sovereignty when the system is unfair and corrupt.
“Prayer: Continue to Hope” will encourage readers to:
