With all of the uncertainty about our economy and the anxiety of these days, it is easy to lose sight of our real source of our future and our hope.
The minor prophet Habakkuk (Mike told us about these minor prophets on Tuesday night - Habakuk is a short book toward the end of the Old Testament) offers a wonderful word for our present day:
Though the fig tree does not blossom, and no fruit is on the vines;
though the produce of the olive fails, and the fields yield no food;
though the flock is cut off from the fold, and there is no herd in the stalls, YET
I will rejoice in the Lord;
I will exult in the God of my salvation.” Habakkuk 3:17-18
This Thanksgiving is a wonderful time to be a “YET person.”
In this scripture “YET” is the word of faith that affirms trust and even joy in the Lord’s promise of hope even when life seems uncertain and anxious.
Let’s shift attention and focus from the uncertainties and anxieties in life and be thankful for all of the good gifts - people, events and things - that our loving God placed in your life this year.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Cathy Patterson, Kairos Minister