“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,
yet I will rejoice in the Lord;
I will take joy in the God of my salvation.
God, the Lord, is my strength
he makes my feet like the deer’s;
he makes me tread on my high places.”
(Habakkuk 3:17-19)
Lord our God,
Our very good God,
There are many things that we once took for granted that are now in question or gone for a season. Many things we consider good. Perhaps some things our livelihoods may even depend on. What now? Lord, You see our lack, the disruption in our lives. We feel it deeply. Sometimes, there are no answers to our question, “Why?”
Yet, Lord, even though we may be missing some of these good things, You are still good. Lord, show us in this time what we really ought to value: more than anything else, You, our Saviour, our Sustainer, our Sovereign King. If we have nothing else, we have You. If the world around is seems to provide little cause for joy, we still have every reason to rejoice, because You are the God of our salvation, and You still remain, faithful, day by day.
You have saved us. You have brought us to life through Christ and we are more alive with Him than we would be had we all the world had to offer and not a care in it.
You are our strength. You see our weakness and as we depend on You, You strengthen us, far beyond the most stable infrastructure or advanced technology or resilient immune system.
You go with us as we go through each day.
You watch over us.
You are still incredibly good to us.
Show us in this time more ways that You are good to us.
Give us eyes to see You,
Help us to rejoice in You,
Be our source of strength.
We pray this in Jesus’ name,
Amen.