From Fear to Faith: Rejoicing in the Lord in Turbulent Times

The country was on the brink of a devastating invasion. Famine threatened. Violence & social injustice filled the land. Habakkuk the prophet had every reason to sink into despair. Where was God in these turbulent times? The parallels between the message of Habakkuk & the crisis-ridden West are powerfully relevant to our own times. Here's the secret of the problem of history. No event, however catastrophic, fails to find a place in God's loving purpose for humanity. Habakkuk's great assertion of faith, in the midst of enormous personal upheaval & emotional strain, can be ours: 'Yet I rejoice in the LORD... The Sovereign LORD is my strength.'