Surefooted in the Lord

 Scripture:

“The Sovereign Lord is my strength! He makes me as surefooted as a deer, able to tread upon the heights. (For the choir director: This prayer is to be accompanied by stringed instruments.)” ‭‭Habakkuk‬ ‭3‬:‭19‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Observation:

As Habakkuk is closing his prophetic revelations, he says that God makes him as sure footed as a deer, able to tread upon the heights. There are two types of deer in Israel, one is the fallow deer and the other is the ibex. The ibex lives in the mountains and have incredible skills at climbing on the edges of cliffs an on rocks that seem impossible to stand on. I have watched them on the mountaintops and it is truly incredible to see the places they can go because they are surefooted.

Application:

If God makes us surefooted as a deer on the heights, then we are better off than we thing we are. Sometimes it feels in life like we have lost our footing and things are not going like we planned or thought they would. We must realize that the Lord is our strength and He gives the ability to tread on the mountains. There are places we could never go, but with the Lord being our strength, we are surefooted and can do whatever He wants us to do. I am surefooted, not because I have perfected climbing the heights, but because I belong to the Lord.

Prayer:

Father, You are the best! You make my feet as sure as a mountain deer. You are my life and my strength. You are the source of every good thing in my life. Help me to trust You more and more each day. Teach me Your ways and let me walk in Your paths. When You lead me out on the edge, remind me that I am as surefooted as a mountain deer.

Your Son,

Jeff