I see God moving across the deserts from Edom, the Holy One coming from Mount Paran. His brilliant splendor fills the heavens, and the earth is filled with his praise. His coming is as brilliant as the sunrise. Rays of light flash from his hands, where his awesome power is hidden. Pestilence marches before him; plague follows close behind. When he stops, the earth shakes. When he looks, the nations tremble. He shatters the everlasting mountains and levels the eternal hills. He is the Eternal One! Habakkuk 3:3-6
“Pestilence marches before him; plague follows close behind.”
Look at how God positions Himself here. He’s sandwiched right between pestilence and plague. Those don’t sound like ideal or desirable positions for a God so mighty to be in. Many of us will find ourselves right in the middle of hardship and trial; trouble and chaos; drama and trauma; struggle and strain; persecution and alienation; defeat and destitution; pain and problems; fear and failure; and the like. But we must realize that in spite of undesirable circumstances, God is still in the midst. Trouble has never had enough anything to scare off God. He’s big enough, strong enough and confident enough to unapologetically walk right down the middle isle of the troubles of life. Many of us have only attributed the presence of God with blue skies and rainbows. But God doesn’t coward down from any of His creations. He made the rainbow just like He made the tornado. He made the spring showers just like He made the summer tsunami. Therefore, He can move across them all untouched and unbothered. And because we only think He’s in the ideal and feel-good situations of life, we don’t even realize that the thunderstorms, the lightening flashes and the earthquakes we feel, are actually the force behind Him stepping onto the scene. Don’t lose faith just because there’s trouble on every side; pestilence in the front and plague in the back. Don’t grieve yourself waiting on God to show up when things are bad. He’s everywhere at the same time. Realize that He’s already there.
*Tressa Jo
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