🔥 Revi’i 17, 6027 AA 🔥 – Though the Fig Tree Withers…

Scripture Focus: “Though the fig tree does not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines… yet I will rejoice in YHVH, I will joy in the Elohim of my deliverance.” — Habakkuk 3:17–18

This is the remnant’s anthem. Not the sound of praise when the fields are full, but when the barns are bare and the heavens silent. When the fig tree withers. When the vines yield nothing. When the sheepfold is empty — and yet, you dance.

Because this isn’t survival. It’s surrender. It’s fire-proofed joy that doesn’t rely on evidence — only on covenant.

Wilderness Joy is Not Conditional

YHVH doesn’t want your praise when it’s easy — He wants your worship when it costs. The desert doesn’t just refine your provision — it refines your response. Do you still rejoice when there’s no sign? Do you still exalt when your harvest fails?

The fig tree may wither — but the promise has not. The oil may stop flowing — but the covenant never dries up. The desert is not the end of you. It is the proving ground of your joy.

The Remnant Rejoices Before the Rain

The remnant doesn’t wait for the answer — they worship in the drought. They lift their hands before the clouds gather. Because their source is not in crops or cattle — it is in the Sovereign One. He who made the fig tree can resurrect it. He who thundered at Sinai still sings over His bride.

Rejoice today — not because of what you see, but because of who He is.

Call to Action:

• Rejoice on purpose. Let joy be your weapon.
• Refuse to let drought define your destiny.
• Worship even while you wait. It honors the covenant.

📖 STUDY SECTION:

1. Habakkuk 3:17–19 – Rejoicing in famine and desolation
2. Deuteronomy 8:2–5 – He humbled you to test what was in your heart
3. Tehillim (Psalms) 63:1–8 – A dry and thirsty land, yet my lips shall praise You
4. 2 Corinthians 6:3–10 – Sorrowful, yet always rejoicing
5. Ya’aqov (James) 1:2–4 – Count it all joy when trials come

REMINDERS:

• The fire doesn’t take your joy — it reveals it.
• Don’t let barrenness rob your worship.
• The fig tree may fail — but the faithful one does not.
• REMEMBER TO CHECK YOUR ARMOUR DAILY!

RESOURCES:

Rambam Mitzvah Listing (via Sefaria)