"The Sovereign LORD is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer,
he enables me to go on the heights" (Hab 3:19).
The book of Habakkuk inspired Martin Luther's reformation and the book
"Hinds Feet on High Places" by Hannah Hunnard. Habakkuk encourages us to
question what God is doing in our lives. When we are thrown into
suffering for a period of time, or our enemies are prospering while we
are just barely getting by, we wonder about the equity of God and life.
Habakkuk affirms that God is God and we are made to scale the mountains
of adversity. We just need to be still and know He is at work. He is who
He says He is and does keep His promises.
God equips His people to scale the heights even in the midst of great
challenges. He enables us to go to the higher places with Him where we
are set apart from the world. Sometimes the way we have to go to get us
there is through suffering and sorrow, but if we rest in Him and trust
Him we come out where He wants us.
When Jesus told the disciples He was going to send the Holy Spirit to
them, it was in order for them to scale the mountain before them with a
new form of power they had not experienced. "But you will receive power
when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in
Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth"
(Acts 1:8).
If you find yourself in a place of doubting God and His plan for your
life, know that this is a normal aspect of your journey in God. However,
know that God has made available His Holy Spirit in order for you to
accomplish the tasks that lie ahead.
Ask the Holy Spirit to enable you to achieve the heights for which He has created you.
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