Faith's Checkbook

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June 3

June 3
Surefootedness
The Lord God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hind's feet, and he will make me to walk
upon mine high places. (Habakkuk 3:19)
This confidence of the man of God is tantamount to a promise, for that which faith is persuaded of is
the purpose of God. The prophet had to traverse the deep places of poverty and famine, but he went
down hill without slipping, for the Lord gave him standing. By and by he was called to the high places
of the hills of conflict; and he was no more afraid to go up than to go down.
See! The Lord lent him strength. Nay, Jehovah Himself was his strength. Think of that: the almighty
God Himself becomes our strength!
Note that the Lord also gave him surefootedness. The hinds leap over rock and crag, never missing
their footholds. Our Lord will give us grace to follow the most difficult paths of duty without a stumble.
He can fit our foot for the crags so that we shall be at home where apart from God we should perish.
One of these days we shall be called to higher places still. Up yonder we shall climb, even to the
mount of God, the high places where the shining ones are gathered. Oh, what feet are the feet of
faith, by which, following the hind of the morning, we shall ascend into the hill of the Lord!