Daily Affirmations - Day 7 - My Soul is Satisfied - In Adversities
- Alisa B.
- Jul 11
- 2 min read
Day 7: In adversities
Though the fig tree may not blossom, Nor fruit be on the vines; Though the labor of the olive may fail, And the fields yield no food; Though the flock may 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 (Habakkuk 3:17-18).
Though all outward means of support should fail, yet will I still have a firm confidence in the power, goodness, and faithfulness of God, that He will preserve me, and supply me with all things necessary; and therefore, amidst the most threatening appearances of affairs, I shall still preserve inward peace and serenity of mind, as trusting in Him in whom is everlasting strength (Isaiah 26:3-4).
In the knowledge and love, the favour and friendship, the care and kindness of Him in whom I have present, and hope to have future and eternal salvation...This is the principal ground of our joy in God, that He is the God of our salvation; our everlasting salvation, the salvation of our souls; and if he be so, we may rejoice in Him as such in our greatest distresses, since by them our salvation cannot be hindered, but may be furthered.
“Jesus… is the joy, the consolation, the hope, the life of believers; without whom the world can offer us nothing but false joys; who was the object of the desires, and the perpetual consolation of the prophets and patriarchs” (John 8:56).
— Benson Commentary, Habakkuk 3:17-18
Though the fig tree shall not blossom,
Neither fruit be in the vine:
Though in vain the olive labors,
And the fruitful fields decline:
Refrain:
I will rejoice in the Lord, my Redeemer,
Joyful, I’ll trust Him, for He will provide,
Giving me all that I need for my journey;
I will not fear, for He walks by my side.
Though no flocks are in the sheepfold,
Neither cattle in the stalls:
Though the earth is filled with famine,
And no rain from heaven falls:
Though my path lies through the valley
Of the shadows, He is near,
For His rod and staff they comfort,
And no evil I shall fear.
Though my friends should not receive Him,
Or through sin should prove untrue;
Though the wicked should entice me,
And should persecute me, too.
~ Ernest L. Thompson ~ pub. 1905
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