11/09/2016 REMEMBER GOD’s LOVE
Habakkuk 3: 17-18 Though the cherry trees don’t bloom and the strawberries don’t ripen, Though the apples are worm-eaten and the wheat fields stunted, Though the sheep pens are sheepless and the cattle barns empty, I’m singing joyful praise to GOD. I’m turning cartwheels of joy to my SAVIOR GOD. [The Message Translation]
Summary
The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language was created by Eugene H. Peterson and published in segments from 1993 to 2002. According to Peterson, The Message attempts to use current language so that readers would have a better understanding of what the Bible means.
The message in all the translations, however, is that when bad times come, and one bad event seems to follow another, and still another, and yet another, (such as the Israelite trek into Babylonian captivity), we must remember that there is still a DELIVERER, my SAVIOR GOD. And, in remembering we rejoice, even in the midst of calamity and chaos. Our faith in THE SAVIOR means that our spirits can turn “cartwheels” [Message Bible language] for the LORD, in spite of our circumstances. We praise GOD no matter what!