Revival In Our Day (DMM-SEPT19)
Conversations at the Ranch with Dudley Hall
English - September 01, 2019 22:00 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsChristianity Religion & Spirituality dudley hall kerygma ventures kerygma grace gospel christ kingdom of god bible bible study gospel centered Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
When what we see suggests that evil is winning and that life is random; that God is, at best, disinterested in our plight; that when our hopes and dreams seem to be crashing around us and prayers are seemingly ignored—we long for an audience with God.
The ancient Job did, and so did Habakkuk.
“O LORD, how long shall I cry for help, and you will not listen? Or cry to you “Violence!” and you will not save? Why do you make me see wrongdoing and look at trouble? Destruction and violence are before me; strife and contention arise. So the law becomes slack and justice never prevails. The wicked surround the righteous—therefore judgment comes forth perverted.” (Habakkuk 1:2–4, NRSV)
The prophet lived during a time when the most wicked nation that had ever existed was rising to consume everything in its path. The evil powers that ruled Babylonia were straight from the bowels of hell. The tyranny and terrorism was unmatched in prior days. Yet, God was allowing the powers of evil to capture and enslave his own people, who admittedly were violating his covenant, but were not even close to the depravity of this godless nation. Habakkuk didn’t understand. How could God be still or be silent when such injustice was rampant in a world he founded upon justice?