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Haggai 1:13-2:5, When Our Work for God Seems Inglorious
Are you unimpressed with the work you are doing for God? Raising babies, teaching middle schoolers, ministering to the homeless, cleaning the church building, driving disabled people to their medical appointments,
Continue reading...Haggai 1:13-15, The Divine Enablement for Obedience
There is a beautiful passage in Philippians 2:13, which says (my translation), “For it is God who produces in you both the willing and the working of His good pleasure.” God makes us willing to do
Continue reading...Haggai 1:12 – The Beauty of Obedience
I remember sensing from the Lord that He wanted me to develop a ministry to men at the church I was serving. I didn’t follow through and had deep regret for that. Equal to that regret is the joy I have
Continue reading...Haggai 1:9-11, When God Pulls the Plug
How do we know when we are under God’s judgment? God told Israel they should have figured it out from the downturn they were experiencing, but this was because they were told in their covenant with Yahweh
Continue reading...Haggai 1:5,6 – Give Careful Thought to Your Ways
Mindfulness is all the rage now. What is mindfulness? “Mindfulness is the cognitive skill, usually developed through meditation, of sustaining meta-attention of the contents of one’s own mind
Continue reading...Haggai 1:3,4 – Comfort Over Courage
I like comfort. Most people do. But doing the right thing is often uncomfortable. I remember moving to Dallas, TX, driving on the interstate to get there, and being pulled over by a state trooper, for
Continue reading...Haggai 1:2 – Doing What Is Right and Necessary
When Yahweh sends a message through Haggai to Zerubbabel and Joshua, the governor and the high priest, He does not ask a question, nor does He give a directive. He merely states what the people are saying. This
Continue reading...Haggai 1:1,2 – The Importance of Leadership
The Israelites had been conquered by two different superpowers over the course of two hundred years, first Assyria, which conquered the northern kingdom of Israel, then Babylon, which conquered the southern
Continue reading...Habakkuk’s Trust in Yahweh (Habakkuk 3:16-19)
Habakkuk knows that Yahweh is going to use the Babylonians to punish Judah, that their invasion of Judah is going to bring widespread suffering for his people, and he also knows that God is going to subsequently
Continue reading...Habakkuk’s Recollection of Yahweh’s Past Deeds (Habakkuk 3:3-15)
Habakkuk continues his prayer for God to remember mercy in His wrath. God came from Teman, the Holy One from Mount Paran. His glory covered the heavens and his praise filled the earth. 4 His
Continue reading...Habakkuk’s Prayer Request (Habakkuk 3:1,2)
Chapter 3 of Habakkuk is called by Habakkuk a “prayer.” It is in the form of a Psalm, even giving some notation on instrumentation to play (“On shigionoth”) while reciting or singing the prayer.
Continue reading...Woes on Babylon (Habakkuk 2:6-20)
Yahweh’s answer to Habakkuk’s complaint about the unrighteousness of the Babylonians is that He will judge the Babylonians also, after they have been His judgment on Judah. The judgment isn’t specified
Continue reading...Yahweh’s Answer to Habakkuk’s New Complaint (Habakkuk 2:2-5)
“Professional messengers, who carried tablets that contained situational updates, diplomatic correspondence, and provincial requests, were an important component of both everyday business and of the
Continue reading...The Prophet’s New Complaint (Habakkuk 1:12-2:1)
Like Job, who does not really get the answer from God that he wanted, so God’s answer to Habakkuk’s question creates even more questions. “Why aren’t you judging Your people for their unrighteousness,
Continue reading...Yahweh’s Answer to Habakkuk’s Complaint (Habakkuk 1:5-11)
I remember my younger son coming from a workout and jokingly saying in front of a mirror as he flexed, “I am a god.” When we are strong we can feel invincible, we can feel god-like, we may even worship
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