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Devotional: May 12th

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" Although the fig-tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be ill the vines; the labor of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation." - Habakkuk 3:17-18.

This is a noble utterance, Habakkuk! Thou hast surely read the book of Job, and art echoing that great word of his - "Though the Lord slay me, yet will I trust in him." Thou believest that the love which God has towards us, rests upon some more solid evidence than the temporal benefits which he bestows upon us; upon evidence so satisfactory, so unimpeachable, that even if the greatly-prospered servant of God saw his flocks and herds rapidly perish, his merchandise carried off by robbers or consumed by fire, his houses and lands confiscated by unjust power, his gold and silver fraudulently taken from him, his friends alienated, his name beclouded, his person imprisoned, his health impaired, his appetite vitiated, his sight extinguished, his utterance impeded, he would still have occasions of undying and fervent gratitude, motives for joy unspeakable, a foundation for peace which passeth all understanding.

Thanks be unto Him that sitteth upon the throne for the innumerable avenues by which the expressions of his goodness come to us; but oh, while we adore him for these, let us feel that he has placed the great truth of his love toward us sinners, once for all, upon an inviolable basis; so that though the day, as it passes, may or may not have particular tokens of his goodness to impart, that goodness can in no wise be questioned.

It is most likely, Habakkuk, that God took thee at thy word; and in some surprising way gave thee an opportunity of evincing thy singleness of heart toward him; and that thou now wearest some peculiar crown of honor and felicity in consequence of that proof given.

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