Habakkuk has seen God's power, and now he declares: even if everything fails - the fig tree doesn't produce, the vines don't have grapes, the olive crops fail, the fields produce nothing, the flocks are cut off, the herds are empty - still I will rejoice in the Lord. I will joy in the God of my salvation.
It's the most radical commitment. Not 'I'll trust God if things work out.' Not 'I'll have faith if God proves Himself.' Just: I will rejoice. Regardless.
I don't think I'm there yet. I can do that intellectually, but emotionally, when things are actually failing, my instinct is despair. But Habakkuk's commitment is worth striving toward. That's the faith that's actually faith - choosing joy when there's no rational reason for it.
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