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There is an amazing little word used by several of those who penned Scripture. It is the word “YET”. For Laura and I this is becoming our word. Yet. YET!
Read verse 17of Habakkuk 3 – the situation – seems pretty hopeless, doesn’t it?
17 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,
Now check out verse 18 – the response – in light of the situation it sounds almost crazy, doesn’t it? Completely foolish. But take a closer look at the words “in the LORD”. Try reading the first line of verse 18 with those words and then without…
18 YET I will rejoice in the LORD!
I will be joyful in the God of my salvation!
Now for the last verse in the book of Habakkuk – the reason for our joy – He gives us strength and hope!
19 The Sovereign LORD is my strength!
He makes me as surefooted as a deer,
able to tread upon the heights.
Yesterday we heard the dreaded words from our doctor, “Another melanoma... Stage 4…” So that’s the situation. Verse 17 above has come true for us. Now we’re at verse 18. Please continue to pray. Now that everyone sees how big Goliath is, it will be God who receives all the glory if He should decide to remove him. Whether He does or not, we’re in verse 18.
We’ll be going back down to the UC San Francisco Melanoma Center on Monday for several days, and the results from one final test should be in by then. The test is to see if Laura can take a new drug in clinical trial that’s shown some good promise for people who have a certain gene type. 50% of people have the gene, and the drug has few side effects and could add perhaps another 6 months to life expectancy (which is normally 6-12 months for stage 4 melanoma). We’re praying that Laura would have that gene type. We’re also praying for complete healing. We’ll update you next week.
Love,
Steve and Laura
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