(12-27) 哈 Habakkuk 3:17-19

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NKJV

17 雖 然 無 花 果 樹 不 發 旺 ， 葡 萄 樹 不 結 果 ， 橄 欖 樹 也 不 效 力 ， 田 地 不 出 糧 食 ， 圈 中 絕 了 羊 ， 棚 內 也 沒 有 牛 ； 18 然 而 ， 我 要 因 耶 和 華 歡 欣 ， 因 救 我 的 　 神 喜 樂 。 19 主 耶 和 華 是 我 的 力 量 ； 祂 使 我 的 腳 快 如 母 鹿 的 蹄 ， 又 使 我 穩 行 在 高 處 。 這 歌 交 與 伶 長 ， 用 絲 弦 的 樂 器 。

17 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 — 18 Yet I will rejoice in the LORD,       I will joy in the God of my salvation. 19 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.       To the Chief Musician. With my stringed instruments.

哈 Habakkuk 3:19 主耶和華是我的力量；祂使我的腳快如母鹿的蹄，又使我穩行在高處。 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.

先知哈巴谷得神默示，神會先興起比以色列人更殘忍暴躁的迦勒底人，藉著他們吞併猶大來審判猶大人的強暴奸惡，然後才再審判迦勒底人的自高自大、心不正直。哈巴谷深知惟義人因信得生，便禱告題詩讚美神，這段經文就是那首讚美詩的最後三節。哈巴谷知道神的拯救來到以前地土必先荒涼，雖然沒有吃的，他仍滿懷信心，依然以神為樂，深信神會保守義人脫離一切的凶惡。你我是天道上的同路人，見主面之前，我們在這個世界裏會遇到患難、逼迫──這世界恨我們，因我們不屬這世界，正如耶穌不屬世界一樣──我們是否有哈巴谷這樣的信心，無論任何人、事、物，任何時間、空間，都不能叫我們與神的愛隔絕？當我們遇到困難、挫折，前面情形很嚴峻的時候，我們是否能像哈巴谷一樣以神為樂，因信得生呢？讚美神，因祂是公義的，惡人必不能長久站立；讚美神，因祂是我們的喜樂，祂是我們的力量；讚美神，祂使我們因信稱義、因信得生；讚美神，祂是救我們的神──我們的救贖主活著，末了必站立在地上，我們必在肉體之外親眼得見神！

The prophet Habakkuk received an oracle from God that God would first raise up the Chaldeans, who were more ruthless and impetuous than the Israelites, to annex Judah, as judgment to the violence and wrongs of Judah, before the Chaldeans were judged for their pride and not being upright in soul. Habakkuk knew clearly that the righteous shall live by his faith, so he prayed and praised God in psalm, of which this scripture is the last 3 verses. Habakkuk knew that the land would first become desolate before the salvation of God would arrive, and even though there would be nothing to eat, he was still full of faith, still rejoiced in God, and truly believed that God would keep the righteous from all kinds of evils. You and I are partners walking in the heavenly path, and before we see the face of our Lord, we will encounter tribulation and persecution -- the world has hated us because we are not of the world, just as Jesus is not of the world -- do we have the same faith as Habakkuk, no matter who, what, when or where, nothing could separate us from the love of God? When we face difficulties or frustration, when it is dire circumstance ahead, can we be like Habakkuk to rejoice in God and to live by faith? Praise God, for He is righteous, the wicked cannot stand for long; praise God, for He is our joy, and He is our strength; praise God, He justified us by faith, and enabled us to live by faith; praise God, He is God who saves us -- our Redeemer lives, and He shall stand at last on earth, and in my flesh I shall see God with my eyes!