06/21/2026
Devotion June 21, 2026
Joy Comes from Trusting God!
“17 Though the fig tree does not bud and there is no fruit on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though the flocks disappear from the pen and there are no herds in the stalls,
18 yet I will celebrate in the Lord; I will rejoice in the God of my salvation!
19 The Lord my Lord is my strength; he makes my feet like those of a deer and enables me to walk on mountain heights!” (Habakkuk 3:17–19, CSB)
Everyone is looking for joy and happiness. We can learn from Habakkuk where true joy comes from. Habakkuk learned that he could trust God, and that trust brought him true joy. We, too, can experience true joy by trusting not in our circumstances, but in God!
“5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding;
6 in all your ways know him, and he will make your paths straight.
7 Don’t be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and turn away from evil.
8 This will be healing for your body and strengthening for your bones.
9 Honor the Lord with your possessions and with the first produce of your entire harvest;
10 then your barns will be completely filled, and your vats will overflow with new wine.
11 Do not despise the Lord’s instruction, my son, and do not loathe his discipline;
12 for the Lord disciplines the one he loves, just as a father disciplines the son in whom he delights.” (Proverbs 3:5–12, CSB)