You cannot say
“but” or “except”
to God’s Word
for you will be sitting down
at the dusty, choking side
or veering off
on the rocky, deadly way
You can only say
“yet” and keep going
but not alone
You can only say
“even though”
but hand in hand
You can only say
“even if”
Even though the fig trees have no blossoms, and there are no grapes on the vines; even though the olive crop fails, and the fields lie empty and barren; even though the flocks die in the fields, and the cattle barns are empty, yet I will rejoice in the LORD! I will be joyful in the God of my salvation! Habakkuk 3:17-18 (NLT)
If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver us from it, and he will deliver us from Your Majesty’s hand. But even if he does not, we want you to know, Your Majesty, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up. Daniel 3:17-18
… sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything. 2 Corinthians 6:10
Yet I am always with you; you hold me by my right hand. Psalm 73:23
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Amen.
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Yes, “hand in hand” 🙂
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