THE DEVIL IS STILL THERE

The devil wants us to have tunnel vision and see only the problem, but like David we need to broaden the horizon of our vision and see the God Who is more than enough. Habakkuk put his trust in the same God David served when he wrote,

“Though the fig tree may not blossom, nor fruit be on the vine; Though the labor of the olive may fail, and the fields yield no food; Though 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 joy in the God of my salvation. The Lord God is my strength; He will make my feet like deer’s feet, and He will make me walk on my high hills” Hab. 3:17- 19.

This was Habakkuk’s song of joy. We need to sing a song of

joy during times of trial and not only when things are going good. We can have the confidence that God will never leave us or forsake us. He is always there. He is the great “I AM”! He does not take His children out on a limb and leave them there. No, He is an ever present help in time of need. David wrote in Ps. 27:9,10,

“Do not hide Your face from me; Do not turn Your servant away in anger; You have been my help; Do not leave me nor forsake me, O God of my salvation. When my father and my

mother forsake me, then the Lord will take care of me.” This was why David was always singing songs of joy unto His Lord. We should also do the same.

Paul wrote, “Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say,

rejoice!” Phil. 4:4.

James said, “My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials…” James 1:2.

Even Jesus said, “These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you will have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world” John 16:33.

Do you think God is trying to tell us something here? He is! He

is saying that your breakthrough doesn’t come when the storm

clouds pass from over your head. No, it comes when you learn to sing and dance in the rain. During times of trial we need to lie down beside the still waters and sing unto the Lord a song of joy. In other words, calm down and cheer up!

Rest assured, it is not the will of God for His servants to suffer defeat. Just as He leads us beside the still waters, we can sing a song of joy because He “always leads us in triumph in

Christ” 2 Cor. 2:14.

Ps. 23:3 says, “He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His Name’s sake.” Yes, David grew faint but he was able to sing a song of joy because the words he wrote in Ps. 37:23, 24 were burning in his heart,

“The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and He

delights in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; For the Lord upholds him with His hand.”

This is why David could write in Ps. 40:1-3, “I waited patiently for the Lord; And He inclined to me, and heard my cry. He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and sit my feet upon a rock, and established my steps. He has put a new song in my mouth - Praise to our God; Many will see it and fear, and will trust in the Lord.”

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