{"id":1251,"date":"2025-01-19T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-19T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goodchristadelphiantalks.com\/index.php\/podcast\/331-mark-lloyd-exhortation-when-gods-way-makes-no-sense-to-us-hab-3\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T08:29:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T08:29:41","slug":"331-mark-lloyd-exhortation-when-gods-way-makes-no-sense-to-us-hab-3","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/goodchristadelphiantalks.com\/index.php\/podcast\/331-mark-lloyd-exhortation-when-gods-way-makes-no-sense-to-us-hab-3\/","title":{"rendered":"331: Mark Lloyd – Exhortation: When God’s Way Makes no Sense to Us (Hab. 3)"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week we are listening to an exhortation by Bro. Mark Lloyd that was give on June 3, 2022 titled, “When God’s Way Makes no Sense to Us” based on a reading from Habbakuk 3. <\/p>\n

We hope this strengthens your Faith and brightens your day!<\/p>\n

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\nthis week’s talk.
\nHello, this is brother Chris <\/p>\n

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\nback with another talk for you
\nto enjoy. <\/p>\n

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\nThis week we’re listening to an
\nexhortation that was given by <\/p>\n

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\nbrother Mark Lloyd back in June
\nof 2022. <\/p>\n

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\nThe exhortation is based on a
\nreading out of Habakkuk chapter <\/p>\n

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\n3 and is entitled When God’s Way
\nMakes No Sense To Us. <\/p>\n

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\nThis exhortation had been in our
\nsuggestions for a little bit <\/p>\n

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\nabout a year or so and just kind
\nof randomly I decided to listen <\/p>\n

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\nto it and I found it to be
\nreally inspiring and <\/p>\n

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\nencouraging.
\nIt obviously is impactful with <\/p>\n

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\neverything that’s going on in
\nthe Los Angeles area with the <\/p>\n

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\nfires that I’m sure many of you
\nhave seen in the news. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd I know the question had came
\nup a few times at work and in <\/p>\n

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\nother situations where people
\nwere asking where was God and <\/p>\n

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\nall the craziness that was going
\non in the world around us and <\/p>\n

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\nseeing how this sort of chaos
\nhappens. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd I found Brother Mark’s
\nexhortation to be a really good <\/p>\n

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\nreminder of the fact that there
\nare times where things happen in<\/p>\n

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\nour lives that don’t make sense
\nto us and may not make sense for<\/p>\n

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\nweeks, months, years, or even
\nwon’t make sense until we can <\/p>\n

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\nsee the full picture in the
\nKingdom when Christ returns. <\/p>\n

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\nSo I found this to be a really
\nencouraging expectation, a good <\/p>\n

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\nreminder of the hope that we
\nhave and the perspective that we<\/p>\n

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\nneed to always try to maintain
\nin our lives, no matter through <\/p>\n

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\nthe good times or the bad times.
\nAnd in his expectation, Brother <\/p>\n

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\nMark does a really great job of
\npulling out a lot of different <\/p>\n

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\nexamples, different perspectives
\nof how to view God’s way being <\/p>\n

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\nhigher and different than our
\nown way of thinking, which I <\/p>\n

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\nfound to be really interesting,
\njust to enjoy listening to it. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd then also very encouraging
\nfor everything that is going on.<\/p>\n

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\nI also just want to mention if
\nanybody is worried, to my <\/p>\n

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\nknowledge, all the
\nChristadelphians in Southern <\/p>\n

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\nCalifornia, nobody has had any
\nstructural damage. <\/p>\n

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\nThere have been many people that
\nhave been evacuated or lost <\/p>\n

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\npower.
\nBut overall, God has been with <\/p>\n

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\nthe brothers and sisters here
\nand have kept them safe. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd we appreciate all the
\nprayers and thoughts that we’ve <\/p>\n

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\nheard from people around the
\nworld. <\/p>\n

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\nI hope you find this expectation
\nby Brother Mark glory to be <\/p>\n

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\nencouraging on your walk and a
\ngood reminder to elevate our <\/p>\n

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\nthinking and our view from what
\nis below our feet to what is <\/p>\n

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\ngoing on around us as God is
\nworking in our lives and in the <\/p>\n

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\nworld around us while we await
\nthe return of His Son. <\/p>\n

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\nSo with that, I will turn it
\nover to our brother Mark Lloyd <\/p>\n

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\nfor his exhortation that was
\ngiven in June of 2022 entitled <\/p>\n

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\nWhen God’s Way Makes No Sense to
\nUs. <\/p>\n

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\nGod does things in His own way.
\nHe is the only all knowing, all <\/p>\n

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\nwise, all powerful God, the
\nCreator of all that we can <\/p>\n

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\nobserve in nature around us and
\nall that is beyond our current <\/p>\n

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\nobservation.
\nBecause of that, it’s His <\/p>\n

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\nprerogative to do what He wants,
\nwhen He wants, and how He wants,<\/p>\n

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\nand because His ways are above
\nours and His thoughts are not <\/p>\n

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\nour thoughts, sometimes God’s
\nway just does not make sense to <\/p>\n

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\nus at all.
\nMan trips While walking close to<\/p>\n

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\nthe edge of a precipice, He
\ntumbles over the edge. <\/p>\n

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\nAs he fell, he managed to grab
\nhold of a Bush growing out of <\/p>\n

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\nthe face Cliff near the top.
\nAfter trying to pull himself up <\/p>\n

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\nfor several minutes, he
\ndesperately calls out. <\/p>\n

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\nIs anybody there?
\nIn a few seconds, you heard a <\/p>\n

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\nvoice echoing all around us.
\nYes, I’m here, the man pleaded. <\/p>\n

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\nPlease save me.
\nI can’t hold on much longer. <\/p>\n

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\nAfter what seemed to be a long,
\nagonizing pause, the voice spoke<\/p>\n

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\nagain.
\nI will save you, but first you <\/p>\n

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\nmust let go of that Bush.
\nMy hands will be under you. <\/p>\n

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\nI will catch you.
\nTrust me. <\/p>\n

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\nA terrified man looked over his
\nshoulder down the Cliff wall to <\/p>\n

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\nsee the valley far below, and
\ncalled out on a plaintiff little<\/p>\n

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\nvoice.
\nIs there anybody else out there?<\/p>\n

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\nWe’re often in the position of
\nthat man, and we sometimes ask <\/p>\n

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\nourselves the exact same
\nquestion. <\/p>\n

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\nIs there anyone else out there?
\nBecause why would God let ask me<\/p>\n

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\nto let go of that Bush?
\nIt makes no sense to us at all <\/p>\n

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\nto let go.
\nThere must be another way to do <\/p>\n

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\nthis.
\nI’m not letting go. <\/p>\n

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\nThat branch is my salvation.
\nThat branch is the only thing <\/p>\n

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\nbetween me and death.
\nHow wrong we are. <\/p>\n

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\nThat branch is our grip on this
\nworld. <\/p>\n

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\nIt’s an illusion of security and
\nlife. <\/p>\n

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\nIt’s not a reality.
\nThere is no other way. <\/p>\n

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\nGod tells us to put His trust,
\nour trust, in Him. <\/p>\n

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\nThere is nothing that God wants
\nmore of us than to exercise our <\/p>\n

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\nfaith and trust in Him.
\nHe will do nothing to undermine <\/p>\n

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\nthat faith and trust.
\nHe has said He will always help <\/p>\n

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\nus.
\nHis way may not always make <\/p>\n

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\nsense to us, but we have to
\nremember that His way is best. <\/p>\n

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\nHis way is right.
\nThere is no one else out there <\/p>\n

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\nwho can save us.
\nWe either cling to an illusion, <\/p>\n

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\nan ultimate death, or we trust
\nwhat God says and let go of the <\/p>\n

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\nbranch to experience His
\nreality. <\/p>\n

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\nNot the world now, but the world
\nto come, eternal life. <\/p>\n

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\nSo what is trust?
\nWe all know the quote in Hebrews<\/p>\n

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\n11 verses one to three.
\nTrusting is being confident of <\/p>\n

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\nwhat we hope for, convinced
\nabout things we do not see. <\/p>\n

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\nIt was for this that Scripture
\nattested the merit of the people<\/p>\n

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\nof old.
\nBy trusting, we understand that <\/p>\n

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\nthe universe was created through
\na spoken word of God, so that <\/p>\n

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\nwhat is seen did not come into
\nbeing out of existing phenomena.<\/p>\n

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\nTrusting is being confident of
\nwhat we hope for, convinced <\/p>\n

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\nabout things we do not see.
\nIt was a tightrope Walker who is<\/p>\n

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\ngetting ready to cross, to walk
\nacross Niagara, pushing a <\/p>\n

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\nwheelbarrow.
\nHe asked those watching if they <\/p>\n

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\nthought he could do it.
\nOh, yes, they said. <\/p>\n

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\nYou’ve done similar feats
\nbefore. <\/p>\n

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\nYou’ll have no trouble.
\nThe wind is calm, all is ready. <\/p>\n

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\nGo ahead.
\nWe have faith in your ability to<\/p>\n

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\ndo it.
\nFine, he said. <\/p>\n

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\nWhich one of you will ride in
\nthe wheelbarrow? <\/p>\n

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\nOur faith or trust is complete
\nconfidence in something even <\/p>\n

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\nwhen there is no absolute proof
\nof it’s reality. <\/p>\n

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\nIt’s holding fast even when the
\nevidence and circumstances would<\/p>\n

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\nhave us bail out and quit.
\nIt’s firmly deciding to trust <\/p>\n

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\nGod even when He has not
\nprovided answers to our <\/p>\n

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\nquestions, even when His way
\nseems to make no sense to us at <\/p>\n

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\nall.
\nThere’s no better illustration <\/p>\n

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\nof this trusting faithfulness
\nthan as seen in Hebrews 11 verse<\/p>\n

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\n35 to 40.
\nAgain, we know the quote very <\/p>\n

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\nwell.
\nDescribed in it are men and <\/p>\n

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\nwomen who persevered in their
\nfaith under the most extreme <\/p>\n

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\ncircumstances.
\nThey suffered every hardship for<\/p>\n

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\nthe sake of the truth.
\nSome were tortured, imprisoned, <\/p>\n

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\nflogged, stoned, sword and half,
\nand put to death in other <\/p>\n

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\nhideous ways.
\nThey were destitute, mistreated,<\/p>\n

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\npersecuted.
\nThey wandered in the deserts and<\/p>\n

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\nthe mountains.
\nThey existed in caves and holes <\/p>\n

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\nin the ground, and they died not
\nreceiving what had been promised<\/p>\n

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\nto them.
\nEven so, they held onto their <\/p>\n

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\nfaith and trusted God to the
\npoint of death, even though God <\/p>\n

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\nhad not explained to them what
\nHe was doing, even when God’s <\/p>\n

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\nway did not make sense to them
\nat all. <\/p>\n

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\nThere are many instances that we
\ncan read about where God what <\/p>\n

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\nGod did, either directly or
\nthrough an agency, makes no <\/p>\n

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\nsense to those looking on.
\nJairus’s daughter is a case in <\/p>\n

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\npoint.
\nJairus speaks to Jesus and <\/p>\n

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\nstates that his daughter is at
\nthe point of death. <\/p>\n

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\nThe Gospel of Mark says he
\nbesought him greatly. <\/p>\n

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\nThe word means to beg, to
\nentreat, beseech, and he did <\/p>\n

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\nthat greatly.
\nAnd the word has the meaning not<\/p>\n

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\nof big, but of many.
\nJairus speaks, begs Jesus over <\/p>\n

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\nand over and over again to come
\nand heal his little girl. <\/p>\n

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\nNow, why didn’t Jesus just speak
\nand hear her? <\/p>\n

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\nHe did that with the nobleman’s
\nson and with a centurion <\/p>\n

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\nservant.
\nIt would make perfect sense to <\/p>\n

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\ndo that in this case, as his
\nprogress forward was all but <\/p>\n

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\nstopped by the great crowd
\naround him. <\/p>\n

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\nHe also had no intention of
\nhealing her in front of a large <\/p>\n

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\ncrowd because when he finally
\ngot to the house he told <\/p>\n

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\neveryone to leave except for her
\nparents and three of his <\/p>\n

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\ndisciples.
\nSo going to Jairus place instead<\/p>\n

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\nof just speaking the word to
\nheal the child makes no sense to<\/p>\n

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\nus at all.
\nAnd as we said before, Jesus was<\/p>\n

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\nhindered by an extremely large
\ncrowd around to making forward <\/p>\n

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\nmovement almost impossible.
\nOn top of that, God then hinders<\/p>\n

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\nJesus further by not telling him
\nthat he was going to send a <\/p>\n

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\nwoman to touch his garment and
\nbe healed, and in so doing <\/p>\n

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\nhalting any further movement.
\nYou can imagine Jairus and <\/p>\n

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\npatiently pushing the crowd
\napart to make Jesus progress <\/p>\n

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\nfaster, only to turn around and
\nfind Jesus has stopped and he’s <\/p>\n

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\nasking the crowd who are
\npressing into him, who touched <\/p>\n

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\nhim, and then he stands there
\nand waits for an answer. <\/p>\n

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\nAll of this makes no sense to
\nJairus. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd while that is happening, he
\ngets the news that his daughter <\/p>\n

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\nis dead.
\nA wasted trip, he would say. <\/p>\n

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\nIf Jesus insists on still coming
\nto his house, why bother to <\/p>\n

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\ncome?
\nShe’s dead. <\/p>\n

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\nIt’s pointless.
\nSometimes God’s way just doesn’t<\/p>\n

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\nmake sense to us.
\nThe Sierra Phoenician woman <\/p>\n

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\nwhose daughter was sick is
\nanother case. <\/p>\n

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\nShe openly acknowledged who
\nJesus was, the son of David, a <\/p>\n

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\ntitle that stated very clearly
\nto those hearing it that he was <\/p>\n

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\nthe Messiah.
\nShe, like Jairus, also kept <\/p>\n

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\nbegging Jesus to heal her
\ndaughter. <\/p>\n

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\nHers was not unreasonable
\nrequest. <\/p>\n

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\nJesus had gone to that region
\nknowing that it was a Gentile <\/p>\n

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\ntown.
\nHe did preach and he did heal <\/p>\n

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\nthere.
\nYeah, his response is one that <\/p>\n

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\nis unlike him and makes no
\nsense. <\/p>\n

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\nHe totally ignores her, and when
\nhe does speak, he dresses his <\/p>\n

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\nresponse to her by again
\nignoring her and talking to his <\/p>\n

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\ndisciples.
\nAnd when he finally does speak <\/p>\n

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\nto her directly, he calls her a
\ndog. <\/p>\n

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\n00:13:36,600 –> 00:13:40,760
\nSometimes God’s way just makes
\nno sense to us. <\/p>\n

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\nWe’ll know the story of Lazarus.
\nMary, Martha and Lazarus were <\/p>\n

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\nall special to Jesus.
\nNow everyone is who follows <\/p>\n

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\nJesus is special to him.
\nBut in this case, he was very <\/p>\n

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\nclose to those 3.
\nJesus hears that Lazarus is sick<\/p>\n

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\nand Mary and Martha are begging
\nhim to come. <\/p>\n

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\nWhat does he do?
\nHe stayed where he was for two <\/p>\n

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\ndays and did nothing.
\nThat’s what’s that does not make<\/p>\n

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\nsense.
\nWhy would you do that to people <\/p>\n

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\nwho you loved?
\nWhy would you wait days before <\/p>\n

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\ngoing to see them?
\nThen he announces to his <\/p>\n

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\ndisciples that he’s going into
\nJudea. <\/p>\n

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\nWell, that made no sense.
\nThe disciples, you wait here <\/p>\n

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\ntill Lazarus is dead.
\nThen you want to go back to the <\/p>\n

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\nplace where people want to kill
\nyou. <\/p>\n

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\nThat’s madness.
\nSometimes God’s way makes no <\/p>\n

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\nsense to us at all.
\nYet in all of these cases, we <\/p>\n

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\nsee a wonderful outcome.
\nTwo people are raised from the <\/p>\n

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\ndead, and a very sick little
\ngirl is cured. <\/p>\n

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\nGod’s way, even when it makes no
\nsense to us at all, is better <\/p>\n

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\nthan our way.
\nNow why is that? <\/p>\n

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\nHave a look at Ephesians chapter
\n3, Ephesians chapter 3, and <\/p>\n

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\n00:15:13,480 –> 00:15:20,640
\nverse 20 to 21.
\nHere Paul tells us why God’s way<\/p>\n

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\nis better than our way.
\nNow unto Him who is able to do <\/p>\n

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\nmore abundantly than all that we
\nask or think, according to the <\/p>\n

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\npower at work within us, to him
\nbe glory in the ecclesia and in <\/p>\n

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\nChrist Jesus, throughout all
\ngenerations, forever and ever. <\/p>\n

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\nAmen.
\nThat’s the whole point of God’s <\/p>\n

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\nway of doing things.
\nIt may not make sense to us, but<\/p>\n

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\neverything He does is for His
\nglory, to display His Majesty, <\/p>\n

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\nto show His greatness.
\nIt’s done for us to learn to put<\/p>\n

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\nour hope and trust in Him.
\nHis interest is for our <\/p>\n

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\nsalvation by the gift of
\nimmortality. <\/p>\n

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\nThis life is not the reality.
\nIt may have an illusion of <\/p>\n

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\nstability, but it’s only that,
\nan illusion. <\/p>\n

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\nWe are here to give God the
\nglory, and to achieve that we <\/p>\n

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\nhave to accept His way, even
\nwhen sometimes His ways don’t <\/p>\n

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\nmake sense to us at all.
\nWe read Habakkuk 3 this morning.<\/p>\n

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\nLet’s just turn back to
\nHabakkuk. <\/p>\n

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\nIt’s an interesting little book.
\nHabakkuk the The problems that <\/p>\n

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\nHabakkuk faced are very relevant
\nto us today. <\/p>\n

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\nHabakkuk was a prophet who lived
\naround six O 5 BC after the <\/p>\n

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\ndeath of King Josiah and during
\nthe early reign of wicked king <\/p>\n

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\nJehoiakim.
\nJudah at this time was heading <\/p>\n

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\nback to their old ways of doing
\nthings, corruption, immorality <\/p>\n

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\nand idolatry.
\nHabakkuk sees this and he pleads<\/p>\n

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\nfor God to do something about
\nit. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd in chapter 1 verses one to
\nfour, he says this at Yahweh. <\/p>\n

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\nHow long shall I cry for help?
\nAnd you will not hear or cry to <\/p>\n

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\nyou violence, and you will not
\nsave. <\/p>\n

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\nWhy do you make me see iniquity,
\nand why do you idly look at <\/p>\n

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\nwrong?
\nDestruction and violence are <\/p>\n

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\nbefore me.
\nStrife and contention arise, so <\/p>\n

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\nthe law is paralysed and justice
\nnever goes forth. <\/p>\n

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\nFor the wicked surround the
\nrighteous, so justice goes forth<\/p>\n

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\nperverted.
\nJudah needed to be turned around<\/p>\n

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\nfrom their godless ways,
\npunished if necessary. <\/p>\n

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\nBut God, please have a carken
\nfrustration. <\/p>\n

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\nPlease do something.
\nWe’ve all been there or known <\/p>\n

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\n00:18:28,720 –> 00:18:31,640
\nsomeone who has experienced a
\nlot of pain and suffering. <\/p>\n

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\nWe will all come up at some
\nstage in our lives against a <\/p>\n

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\nproblem where we can see no
\nhuman solution to it. <\/p>\n

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\nAfter trying fruitlessly to sort
\nit out, we lash out at God and <\/p>\n

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\nfrustration.
\nWhy don’t you do something about<\/p>\n

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\nit?
\nGod? <\/p>\n

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\nI can’t.
\nI’ve tried so hard to sort it <\/p>\n

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\nout, but I just can’t do it.
\nWell, that was Habakkuk. <\/p>\n

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\nI can’t do any more for this
\npeople. <\/p>\n

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\nSo please God, you do something.
\nNow what did God, what did <\/p>\n

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\nHabakkuk think God was going to
\ndo? <\/p>\n

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\nWell, probably raise up another
\ngood king to lead the people <\/p>\n

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\nback to God.
\nSo you can imagine his shock <\/p>\n

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\nwhen he hears God’s reply.
\nIn verses 5:00 to 11:00. <\/p>\n

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\nGod says, Look among the nations
\nand see. <\/p>\n

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\nWander and be astounded, for I
\nam doing a work in your days <\/p>\n

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\nthat you will not believe
\nthey’ve told. <\/p>\n

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\nBut behold, I am raising up the
\nChordians, that bitter and hasty<\/p>\n

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\nnation who marched through the
\nbreadth of the earth to seize <\/p>\n

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\ndwellings not their own.
\nThey are dreadful and fearsome. <\/p>\n

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\nTheir justice and dignity go
\nforth from themselves. <\/p>\n

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\nTheir horses are swifter than
\nleopards, more fierce in the <\/p>\n

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\nevening wolves.
\nThe horsemen press proudly on. <\/p>\n

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\nThe horsemen come from afar.
\nThey fly like an eagle swift to <\/p>\n

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\ndevour.
\nThey all come for violence, all <\/p>\n

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\ntheir faces forward They gather
\ncaptives like sand. <\/p>\n

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\nAt kings they scoff, and at
\nrulers they laugh. <\/p>\n

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\nThey laugh at every fortress,
\nfor they pile up earth and take <\/p>\n

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\nit.
\nThen they sweep by like the wind<\/p>\n

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\nand go on.
\nGuilty men whose own might is <\/p>\n

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\ntheir God.
\nNow to Habakkuk, that made no <\/p>\n

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\nsense at all.
\nWhy on earth would God do that? <\/p>\n

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\nSo he replies to God in verses
\n12 to 17. <\/p>\n

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\nHe says, wait a minute, you God
\nare an everlasting God and holy.<\/p>\n

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\nYou cannot look on evil, so how
\ncan you send that nation whom <\/p>\n

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\nyou have described as wicked,
\nevil men who rely on their own <\/p>\n

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\nmight to achieve their goals?
\nHow can you send them to destroy<\/p>\n

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\nJudah?
\nWe might be wicked, but by <\/p>\n

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\ncomparison, we’re far more
\nrighteous than them. <\/p>\n

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\n00:21:02,040 –> 00:21:03,800
\nThat makes no sense to me at
\nall. <\/p>\n

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\nEveryone knows what they are
\nlike. <\/p>\n

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\n00:21:06,960 –> 00:21:11,040
\nThey will totally destroy all
\nnations and your people as well.<\/p>\n

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\n00:21:11,400 –> 00:21:13,280
\nThere is no sense in what you’re
\ndoing. <\/p>\n

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\n00:21:13,280 –> 00:21:19,200
\nGod then chapter 2 verse 1 he
\nstates that he will wait for <\/p>\n

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\nGod’s answer because he cannot
\nsee how God can justify a <\/p>\n

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\nresponse like that to his
\nrequest for help. <\/p>\n

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\n00:21:29,120 –> 00:21:32,080
\nGod replies to him in the rest
\nof chapter 2. <\/p>\n

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\n00:21:33,640 –> 00:21:37,680
\nHe says, Habakkuk, it will
\nhappen. <\/p>\n

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\nI will send the Babylonians
\nagainst Judah, not because <\/p>\n

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\nthey’re any more righteous than
\nyou. <\/p>\n

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\nIn fact there are proud people
\nand not righteous at all. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd because of that I’m going to
\npunish them as well for all <\/p>\n

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\ntheir godless ways.
\nI know what I’m doing, Habakkuk.<\/p>\n

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\nI won’t destroy all Judah.
\nNo, there is a group that will <\/p>\n

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\nnot be punished, the just
\nHabakkuk. <\/p>\n

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\n00:22:08,680 –> 00:22:11,520
\nThe just shall live by his
\nfaith. <\/p>\n

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\n00:22:13,480 –> 00:22:19,680
\nAnd Habakkuk, God says in verse
\n20, I’m the ruler of everything.<\/p>\n

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\nSo you keep silent about how I
\ndo things. <\/p>\n

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\nSometimes God’s way doesn’t make
\nsense to us, but no matter, <\/p>\n

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\n00:22:34,720 –> 00:22:39,480
\nbecause we are the just and we
\nlive by faith, not by sight. <\/p>\n

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\nGod might not act to prevent
\nthis person from having an <\/p>\n

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\nhorrific Rd. accident.
\nHe might not act to save another<\/p>\n

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\nfrom disease that takes their
\nlife even though they have a <\/p>\n

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\nyoung family.
\nHe may allow things to happen in<\/p>\n

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\nour lives that just don’t make
\nsense. <\/p>\n

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\nSo what do we do about it?
\nHow do we understand what is <\/p>\n

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\nbeing done?
\nWas I gives us the answer. <\/p>\n

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\nHe says this about the very
\nsituation that we’re talking <\/p>\n

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\n00:23:14,360 –> 00:23:16,800
\nabout.
\nIsaiah 55 verse 6 to 9. <\/p>\n

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\nSeek Yahweh while he may be
\nfound. <\/p>\n

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\nCall upon Him while he is near.
\nLet the wicked forsake his way <\/p>\n

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\nand the unrighteous man His
\nthoughts. <\/p>\n

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\nLet him return to Yahweh, that
\nHe may have compassion on him <\/p>\n

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\nand to our God, for he will
\nabundantly pardon. <\/p>\n

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\nFor my thoughts are not your
\nthoughts, neither are your ways.<\/p>\n

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\n00:23:40,480 –> 00:23:45,000
\nMy ways, declares Yahweh.
\nFor as the heavens are higher <\/p>\n

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\nthan the earth, so are my ways
\nhigher than your ways, and my <\/p>\n

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\nthoughts than your thoughts.
\nAnd Habakkuk finally recognises <\/p>\n

328
\n00:23:54,560 –> 00:23:56,960
\nthis.
\nChapter 3. <\/p>\n

329
\n00:23:56,960 –> 00:23:59,200
\nHe records his reply prayer to
\nGod. <\/p>\n

330
\n00:24:00,960 –> 00:24:03,960
\nHe praises God for His Majesty
\nin verses 2 to three. <\/p>\n

331
\n00:24:05,520 –> 00:24:08,320
\nHe recognizes God and his
\njudgement against those who <\/p>\n

332
\n00:24:08,320 –> 00:24:12,960
\nrefuse to obey him, verse 4 to
\n15, while saving his anointed <\/p>\n

333
\n00:24:12,960 –> 00:24:17,040
\npeople, those who heard his word
\nand responded, verse 13. <\/p>\n

334
\n00:24:18,480 –> 00:24:23,040
\nHe accepts that God’s way is
\nright, even though it scares him<\/p>\n

335
\n00:24:23,400 –> 00:24:28,600
\nand he doesn’t understand it.
\nVerse 16 And finally he states <\/p>\n

336
\n00:24:32,280 –> 00:24:37,480
\nthat whatever happens, he will
\ngive glory to God because <\/p>\n

337
\n00:24:37,480 –> 00:24:41,760
\nsalvation comes through his
\nways, however senseless they may<\/p>\n

338
\n00:24:41,760 –> 00:24:47,560
\nbe to US.
\nVerses 17 to 19 So how do we get<\/p>\n

339
\n00:24:47,560 –> 00:24:51,320
\nour heads around God’s ways when
\nthey don’t make sense to us? <\/p>\n

340
\n00:24:52,320 –> 00:24:56,480
\nWe need to do what Habakkuk did.
\nIt’s not our position to <\/p>\n

341
\n00:24:56,480 –> 00:25:00,760
\nquestion God in what he in what
\nor how He does. <\/p>\n

342
\n00:25:02,200 –> 00:25:06,320
\nIt may not seem right, fair, or
\njust to our eyes, but that’s the<\/p>\n

343
\n00:25:06,320 –> 00:25:09,640
\npoint.
\nWe’re looking at God’s ways <\/p>\n

344
\n00:25:09,640 –> 00:25:13,880
\nthrough our eyes.
\nWe need to look at God’s ways <\/p>\n

345
\n00:25:13,880 –> 00:25:20,000
\nthrough God’s eyes.
\nAnd even after that, if we don’t<\/p>\n

346
\n00:25:20,000 –> 00:25:24,840
\nunderstand what He’s doing, we
\nneed to accept that He is in <\/p>\n

347
\n00:25:24,840 –> 00:25:30,960
\ncontrol and this life is just an
\nillusion, not the reality. <\/p>\n

348
\n00:25:32,680 –> 00:25:36,520
\nWe are looking for a better life
\nto come, a real life immortal <\/p>\n

349
\n00:25:36,520 –> 00:25:42,000
\nlife.
\nTurn up another quote we all <\/p>\n

350
\n00:25:42,000 –> 00:25:52,000
\nknow very well Romans chapter 8,
\nRomans 8 and verse 28 to 30. <\/p>\n

351
\n00:25:54,760 –> 00:25:57,960
\nAs I said, it’s a quote we all
\nknow very well, but we often <\/p>\n

352
\n00:25:57,960 –> 00:26:02,720
\nfind it hard to accept this in
\nour lives. <\/p>\n

353
\n00:26:04,120 –> 00:26:10,840
\nRomans 8 verse 28.
\nFurthermore, we know that God <\/p>\n

354
\n00:26:10,840 –> 00:26:14,040
\ncauses everything to work
\ntogether for the good of those <\/p>\n

355
\n00:26:14,040 –> 00:26:17,880
\nwho love God and are called in
\naccordance with His purpose, <\/p>\n

356
\n00:26:19,000 –> 00:26:23,160
\nwhich those who mean you in
\nadvance, He also determined in <\/p>\n

357
\n00:26:23,160 –> 00:26:27,080
\nadvance would be conformed to
\nthe pattern of His Son, so that <\/p>\n

358
\n00:26:27,080 –> 00:26:29,320
\nHe might be the first born among
\nmany brothers. <\/p>\n

359
\n00:26:30,680 –> 00:26:34,200
\nAnd those whom He thus
\ndetermined in advance He also <\/p>\n

360
\n00:26:34,200 –> 00:26:38,400
\ncalled.
\nAnd those whom He called He also<\/p>\n

361
\n00:26:38,400 –> 00:26:40,320
\ncaused to be considered
\nrighteous. <\/p>\n

362
\n00:26:41,240 –> 00:26:45,560
\nAnd those whom He caused to be
\nconsidered righteous, He also <\/p>\n

363
\n00:26:45,560 –> 00:26:51,720
\nglorified.
\nAll things work for good to <\/p>\n

364
\n00:26:51,720 –> 00:26:56,640
\nthose who love God, even when
\nthat way is God’s way and does <\/p>\n

365
\n00:26:56,640 –> 00:27:01,240
\nnot make sense to us at all.
\nGod’s way is for our good. <\/p>\n

366
\n00:27:03,520 –> 00:27:08,480
\nWe trust God, don’t we?
\nSo don’t try to make sense of <\/p>\n

367
\n00:27:08,480 –> 00:27:11,680
\nit.
\nDon’t try to analyse what God is<\/p>\n

368
\n00:27:11,680 –> 00:27:15,440
\ndoing.
\nWe might not know why, but He <\/p>\n

369
\n00:27:15,440 –> 00:27:19,760
\ndoes.
\nAs hard as it seems, as <\/p>\n

370
\n00:27:19,760 –> 00:27:25,960
\ndifficult as it may be, trust
\nGod’s way because He gets it <\/p>\n

371
\n00:27:26,000 –> 00:27:32,280
\nright 100% of the time.
\nAnd on top of that, He has <\/p>\n

372
\n00:27:32,280 –> 00:27:37,000
\npromised that He will never give
\nus trials greater than we can <\/p>\n

373
\n00:27:37,000 –> 00:27:50,160
\nbear. 1st Corinthians 10 verses
\nverse 13 1st Corinthians 10 <\/p>\n

374
\n00:27:50,160 –> 00:27:57,080
\nverse 13 says it’s a verse which
\nagain we know probably fairly <\/p>\n

375
\n00:27:57,080 –> 00:27:59,480
\nwell, but often is
\nmisunderstood. <\/p>\n

376
\n00:28:01,720 –> 00:28:06,840
\nThere is no such temptation that
\ntaketh you, but as but such as <\/p>\n

377
\n00:28:06,840 –> 00:28:11,160
\nis common to man.
\nBut God is faithful who will not<\/p>\n

378
\n00:28:11,160 –> 00:28:14,920
\nsuffer you to be tempted above
\nthat you’re able, but will with <\/p>\n

379
\n00:28:14,920 –> 00:28:18,200
\nthe temptation also make a way
\nof escape, that you may be able <\/p>\n

380
\n00:28:18,200 –> 00:28:23,000
\nto bear it.
\nNow this verse is not talking <\/p>\n

381
\n00:28:23,000 –> 00:28:28,400
\nabout temptation, it is talking
\nabout trials. <\/p>\n

382
\n00:28:30,680 –> 00:28:36,800
\nLook at what it says towards the
\nend of the verse. <\/p>\n

383
\n00:28:38,880 –> 00:28:44,960
\nHe will with the temptation or
\ntrial, also make a way to escape<\/p>\n

384
\n00:28:45,760 –> 00:28:54,400
\nthat you may be able to bear it.
\nGod gives us an escape and <\/p>\n

385
\n00:28:54,400 –> 00:29:00,640
\nthat’s through the trial.
\nHe doesn’t give us a way of <\/p>\n

386
\n00:29:00,640 –> 00:29:06,760
\nescape to avoid the trial.
\nHe allows us to escape by going <\/p>\n

387
\n00:29:07,080 –> 00:29:11,560
\nthrough the trial.
\nHe will always provide our <\/p>\n

388
\n00:29:11,560 –> 00:29:17,560
\nstrength or others around us who
\nhave the strength to help us <\/p>\n

389
\n00:29:17,560 –> 00:29:21,240
\nthrough our trials.
\nIf they’re too big for us, we <\/p>\n

390
\n00:29:21,240 –> 00:29:25,440
\nneed to ask this question.
\nHave I left God out? <\/p>\n

391
\n00:29:27,160 –> 00:29:32,240
\nNo trial is too big for Him and
\nwith His help, we can and will <\/p>\n

392
\n00:29:32,600 –> 00:29:35,920
\nget through them.
\nThat’s the loving and powerful <\/p>\n

393
\n00:29:35,920 –> 00:29:41,080
\nGod that we worship.
\nWe also need to remember that <\/p>\n

394
\n00:29:41,720 –> 00:29:44,920
\nwe’re only part of the big
\npicture when it comes to <\/p>\n

395
\n00:29:44,920 –> 00:29:48,640
\nunderstanding what God is doing.
\nWe like ants on a painting. <\/p>\n

396
\n00:29:49,560 –> 00:29:51,680
\nWe tend to focus on the here and
\nthe now. <\/p>\n

397
\n00:29:52,640 –> 00:29:56,560
\nWe crawl, crawl across the dark
\nbrown and think all life is dark<\/p>\n

398
\n00:29:56,560 –> 00:29:59,760
\nbrown.
\nThen we hit green and think, oh,<\/p>\n

399
\n00:29:59,760 –> 00:30:02,040
\nthis is better.
\nNow all is green. <\/p>\n

400
\n00:30:03,760 –> 00:30:07,480
\nThen comes the dark blue and a
\nsplash of yellow, or a streak of<\/p>\n

401
\n00:30:07,480 –> 00:30:12,400
\nred and then another patch of
\nbrown and on we go from one <\/p>\n

402
\n00:30:12,400 –> 00:30:15,520
\ncolour to another, forgetting
\nthat God is actually painting a <\/p>\n

403
\n00:30:15,520 –> 00:30:20,280
\nmasterpiece in our lives using
\nall the colours of the palette. <\/p>\n

404
\n00:30:21,960 –> 00:30:25,520
\nOne day we will discover that
\nevery colour had its place, <\/p>\n

405
\n00:30:25,760 –> 00:30:29,800
\nevery colour had a reason,
\nnothing was wasted or out of <\/p>\n

406
\n00:30:29,800 –> 00:30:33,280
\nplace.
\nJust as there is a time and a <\/p>\n

407
\n00:30:33,280 –> 00:30:37,120
\nseason for everything, there is
\nalso a colour at every stage of <\/p>\n

408
\n00:30:37,120 –> 00:30:39,920
\nour life.
\nWhen the painting is finished, <\/p>\n

409
\n00:30:40,640 –> 00:30:43,680
\nwe will discover that we were
\npart of God’s masterpiece from <\/p>\n

410
\n00:30:43,680 –> 00:30:47,600
\nthe beginning, even though what
\nwas being done made no sense to <\/p>\n

411
\n00:30:47,600 –> 00:30:52,040
\nus at all.
\nWe need to stand back and see <\/p>\n

412
\n00:30:52,040 –> 00:31:00,000
\nthe entire picture.
\nAnd that’s God is not just <\/p>\n

413
\n00:31:00,000 –> 00:31:05,080
\nsaving you, He’s saving a
\nmultitude. <\/p>\n

414
\n00:31:06,120 –> 00:31:09,680
\nCountless millions and millions
\nof people make up the <\/p>\n

415
\n00:31:09,680 –> 00:31:14,200
\nmasterpiece God is creating.
\nWe are but a speck in that <\/p>\n

416
\n00:31:14,200 –> 00:31:19,480
\nmasterpiece, and He holds the
\nbrush, not us. <\/p>\n

417
\n00:31:22,200 –> 00:31:25,040
\nWe also need to keep in mind
\nthat God isn’t limited to what <\/p>\n

418
\n00:31:25,040 –> 00:31:29,240
\nwe think He ought to do.
\nWe continually make the mistake <\/p>\n

419
\n00:31:29,240 –> 00:31:33,080
\nof thinking that our plans and
\nGod’s plans are the same plans. <\/p>\n

420
\n00:31:34,360 –> 00:31:39,400
\nThey aren’t wise person.
\nPut it this way. <\/p>\n

421
\n00:31:40,520 –> 00:31:44,840
\nWrite your plans and pencil and
\ngive God the rubber. <\/p>\n

422
\n00:31:47,080 –> 00:31:51,280
\nIf God always does what we want,
\nhow are we ever going to learn? <\/p>\n

423
\n00:31:52,240 –> 00:31:54,840
\nHow are our characters going to
\nbe built and strengthened in <\/p>\n

424
\n00:31:54,840 –> 00:31:58,480
\nGod’s way when we have
\neverything and nothing bad <\/p>\n

425
\n00:31:58,480 –> 00:32:02,200
\nhappens to us?
\nHow are we ever going to learn <\/p>\n

426
\n00:32:02,200 –> 00:32:05,400
\nto think like God thinks if all
\nHe does is our bidding? <\/p>\n

427
\n00:32:07,240 –> 00:32:11,520
\nGod is nobody’s servant.
\nHe’s God. <\/p>\n

428
\n00:32:12,440 –> 00:32:17,840
\nHe does whatever he pleases,
\nhowever senseless it is to us. <\/p>\n

429
\n00:32:22,480 –> 00:32:25,640
\nThen some unbelieving Jews came
\nfrom Antioch and Iconium. <\/p>\n

430
\n00:32:26,680 –> 00:32:31,240
\nThey went over the crowds,
\nstoned Paul and dragged him <\/p>\n

431
\n00:32:31,240 –> 00:32:35,520
\noutside the city, thinking he
\nwas dead, but as the disciples <\/p>\n

432
\n00:32:35,520 –> 00:32:38,240
\ngathered around him, he got up
\nand went back into the town. <\/p>\n

433
\n00:32:39,120 –> 00:32:41,440
\nThe next day he left with
\nBarnabas for Derby. <\/p>\n

434
\n00:32:42,560 –> 00:32:45,840
\nAfter proclaiming the good news
\nin that city and making many <\/p>\n

435
\n00:32:45,840 –> 00:32:49,320
\npeople into disciples, they
\nreturned to Lystra Iconium <\/p>\n

436
\n00:32:49,320 –> 00:32:53,040
\nAntioch, strengthening the
\ndisciples and encouraging them <\/p>\n

437
\n00:32:53,040 –> 00:32:58,480
\nto remain true to the faith and
\nreminding them that it is <\/p>\n

438
\n00:32:58,480 –> 00:33:02,240
\nthrough many hardships that we
\nmust enter the Kingdom of God. <\/p>\n

439
\n00:33:04,360 –> 00:33:08,160
\nSometimes God’s way makes no
\nsense to us at all. <\/p>\n

440
\n00:33:10,360 –> 00:33:12,960
\nHow often have we asked God in
\nprayer to do something for us <\/p>\n

441
\n00:33:12,960 –> 00:33:15,000
\nand then proceeded to tell him
\nwhat he should do? <\/p>\n

442
\n00:33:16,720 –> 00:33:20,280
\nGod’s bigger than us.
\nHe tells us what to do, not the <\/p>\n

443
\n00:33:20,280 –> 00:33:24,240
\nother way around.
\nHabakkuk didn’t understand that <\/p>\n

444
\n00:33:24,280 –> 00:33:26,920
\nbecause he thought he knew what
\nGod should do. <\/p>\n

445
\n00:33:28,080 –> 00:33:31,360
\nHe was wrong twice.
\nFirst, when he thought God was <\/p>\n

446
\n00:33:31,360 –> 00:33:34,920
\nignoring Judah’s sin, and 2nd
\nwhen he couldn’t believe that <\/p>\n

447
\n00:33:34,920 –> 00:33:37,520
\nGod would use the Babylonians to
\njudge his own people. <\/p>\n

448
\n00:33:38,920 –> 00:33:41,680
\nGod is way, way bigger than our
\npuny ideas. <\/p>\n

449
\n00:33:43,000 –> 00:33:45,480
\nWe don’t have the perfect plan,
\nalthough we think we do. <\/p>\n

450
\n00:33:47,240 –> 00:33:50,480
\nSo why then are we surprised
\nwhen God does the exact opposite<\/p>\n

451
\n00:33:50,480 –> 00:33:56,000
\nto what we expect them to do?
\nGod does what He wants, how He <\/p>\n

452
\n00:33:56,000 –> 00:34:00,160
\nwants and when He wants.
\nWe need to keep that in mind. <\/p>\n

453
\n00:34:01,160 –> 00:34:05,640
\nHis way is always right, however
\nwrong it looks to us. <\/p>\n

454
\n00:34:07,960 –> 00:34:10,239
\nTo help us understand that we
\nneed to have a close <\/p>\n

455
\n00:34:10,239 –> 00:34:14,040
\nrelationship with God, we need
\nto keep in mind that even though<\/p>\n

456
\n00:34:14,040 –> 00:34:17,800
\nHe is millions of miles away
\nfrom us and seems uninterested <\/p>\n

457
\n00:34:17,800 –> 00:34:20,679
\nin our affairs, He is close
\nenough to touch us personally. <\/p>\n

458
\n00:34:22,239 –> 00:34:26,040
\nNever assume that our Heavenly
\nFather’s silence and apparent <\/p>\n

459
\n00:34:26,080 –> 00:34:30,239
\ninactivity in our lives is
\nevidence of His absence or <\/p>\n

460
\n00:34:30,239 –> 00:34:33,719
\ndisinterest.
\nSalvation delayed is not <\/p>\n

461
\n00:34:33,719 –> 00:34:38,159
\nsalvation withdrawn.
\nWe need to have our minds <\/p>\n

462
\n00:34:38,199 –> 00:34:43,920
\nfocused, redirected, and renewed
\nto that of Jesus Christ and His <\/p>\n

463
\n00:34:43,920 –> 00:34:47,000
\nFather’s.
\nWe need to look at this world <\/p>\n

464
\n00:34:47,000 –> 00:34:49,600
\nthrough their eyes.
\nThink how they think. <\/p>\n

465
\n00:34:51,960 –> 00:34:57,720
\nHebrews 13 and verse 5 to 8.
\nLet’s have a look at that one. <\/p>\n

466
\n00:34:57,760 –> 00:35:07,480
\nHebrews 13, verse 5 to 8.
\nJesus assured us that He would <\/p>\n

467
\n00:35:07,480 –> 00:35:10,080
\nalways be with us, even to the
\nend of the world. <\/p>\n

468
\n00:35:11,120 –> 00:35:14,840
\nGod works in our lives in His
\nown way, even though it may not <\/p>\n

469
\n00:35:14,840 –> 00:35:18,040
\nmake sense to us at the time.
\nTrust God. <\/p>\n

470
\n00:35:19,040 –> 00:35:23,440
\nHe does watch over us, and He
\ndoes hear our prayers even when <\/p>\n

471
\n00:35:23,440 –> 00:35:27,240
\nwe don’t see an apparent answer.
\nAnd that’s delayed. <\/p>\n

472
\n00:35:28,160 –> 00:35:34,400
\nIs not God’s work withdrawn?
\nHebrews 13, verse 5. <\/p>\n

473
\n00:35:37,160 –> 00:35:49,440
\nKeep your life free.
\nNo, that’s right, keep your <\/p>\n

474
\n00:35:49,440 –> 00:35:50,480
\nlife.
\nI’m reading from a different <\/p>\n

475
\n00:35:50,480 –> 00:35:52,200
\ntranslation just through me for
\na second. <\/p>\n

476
\n00:35:52,560 –> 00:35:55,800
\nKeep your life free from love of
\nmoney and be content with what <\/p>\n

477
\n00:35:55,800 –> 00:35:58,880
\nyou have.
\nFor he has said I will never <\/p>\n

478
\n00:35:58,920 –> 00:36:04,200
\nleave you nor forsake you.
\nSo we can confidently say the <\/p>\n

479
\n00:36:04,200 –> 00:36:07,560
\nLord is my helper.
\nI will not fear what man can do <\/p>\n

480
\n00:36:07,560 –> 00:36:11,000
\nto me.
\nRemember your leaders, those who<\/p>\n

481
\n00:36:11,000 –> 00:36:15,160
\nspoke to you the word of God.
\nConsider the outcome of their <\/p>\n

482
\n00:36:15,400 –> 00:36:18,120
\nway of life and imitate their
\nfaith. <\/p>\n

483
\n00:36:19,120 –> 00:36:24,920
\nJesus Christ is the same
\nyesterday and today and forever.<\/p>\n

484
\n00:36:26,640 –> 00:36:30,840
\nWithout the mind of God and us,
\nthe sacrifice of Jesus just <\/p>\n

485
\n00:36:31,640 –> 00:36:36,600
\ndoesn’t make any sense at all.
\nWe’re coming here to remember it<\/p>\n

486
\n00:36:36,600 –> 00:36:41,400
\nthis morning.
\nIf you knew nothing about the <\/p>\n

487
\n00:36:41,400 –> 00:36:47,400
\nway of God, about the wise and
\nwherefores of this sacrifice <\/p>\n

488
\n00:36:48,960 –> 00:36:53,280
\nthat makes no sense left to us,
\nwe would do things very <\/p>\n

489
\n00:36:53,280 –> 00:36:56,120
\ndifferently to what was done
\nwell. <\/p>\n

490
\n00:36:56,120 –> 00:37:00,120
\nThank God it was not left up to
\nus because the very thing that <\/p>\n

491
\n00:37:00,120 –> 00:37:04,240
\ndoes not make sense to us has
\ngiven opportunity for the world <\/p>\n

492
\n00:37:04,240 –> 00:37:08,320
\nto have salvation.
\nGod’s way has freed us from the <\/p>\n

493
\n00:37:08,320 –> 00:37:12,760
\nlaw of sin and death.
\nWhat does not make sense to us <\/p>\n

494
\n00:37:12,760 –> 00:37:19,720
\nmakes perfect sense to God in
\nFirst Corinthians one, verse 18 <\/p>\n

495
\n00:37:19,720 –> 00:37:23,480
\nto 30.
\nFor the word of the cross is <\/p>\n

496
\n00:37:23,480 –> 00:37:27,400
\nfolly to those who are
\nperishing, but to us who are <\/p>\n

497
\n00:37:27,400 –> 00:37:29,680
\nbeing saved, it is the power of
\nGod. <\/p>\n

498
\n00:37:30,880 –> 00:37:34,520
\nFor it is written, I will
\ndestroy the wisdom of the wise, <\/p>\n

499
\n00:37:34,960 –> 00:37:37,720
\nand the discernment of the
\ndiscerning I will thwart. <\/p>\n

500
\n00:37:39,240 –> 00:37:42,480
\nWhere is the one who is wise?
\nWhere is the scribe? <\/p>\n

501
\n00:37:43,320 –> 00:37:45,080
\nWhere is the debater of this
\nage? <\/p>\n

502
\n00:37:46,360 –> 00:37:49,120
\nHas not God made foolish the
\nwisdom of the world? <\/p>\n

503
\n00:37:49,120 –> 00:37:55,000
\nFor since in the wisdom of God
\nthe world did not know God <\/p>\n

504
\n00:37:55,000 –> 00:37:59,040
\nthrough wisdom, it pleased God
\nthrough the folly of what we <\/p>\n

505
\n00:37:59,040 –> 00:38:01,600
\npreach to save those who
\nbelieve. <\/p>\n

506
\n00:38:03,160 –> 00:38:07,920
\nThe Jews demand signs and Greeks
\nseek wisdom, but we preach <\/p>\n

507
\n00:38:07,920 –> 00:38:12,000
\nChrist crucified.
\nA stumbling block to Jews and <\/p>\n

508
\n00:38:12,000 –> 00:38:16,320
\nfolly to Greeks.
\nBut to those who are called both<\/p>\n

509
\n00:38:16,320 –> 00:38:20,560
\nJews and Greeks, Christ, the
\npower of God and the wisdom of <\/p>\n

510
\n00:38:20,560 –> 00:38:23,520
\nGod.
\nFor the foolishness of God is <\/p>\n

511
\n00:38:23,520 –> 00:38:27,080
\nwiser than men, and the weakness
\nof God is stronger than men. <\/p>\n

512
\n00:38:28,320 –> 00:38:30,040
\nFor consider your calling,
\nbrothers. <\/p>\n

513
\n00:38:30,760 –> 00:38:33,560
\nNot many of you are wise
\naccording to worldly standards. <\/p>\n

514
\n00:38:34,320 –> 00:38:38,000
\nNow many are powerful, not many
\nare noble of birth. <\/p>\n

515
\n00:38:39,480 –> 00:38:43,200
\nBut God chose what is foolish in
\nthe world to shame the wise. <\/p>\n

516
\n00:38:43,800 –> 00:38:46,600
\nGod chose what is weak in the
\nworld to shame the strong. <\/p>\n

517
\n00:38:47,600 –> 00:38:51,040
\nGod chose what is low and
\ndespised in the world, even <\/p>\n

518
\n00:38:51,040 –> 00:38:55,680
\nthings that are not to bring to
\nnothing, things that are, so <\/p>\n

519
\n00:38:55,680 –> 00:38:59,200
\nthat no human might boast in the
\npresence of God. <\/p>\n

520
\n00:39:00,520 –> 00:39:04,800
\nAnd because of Him, you are in
\nChrist Jesus, who became to us <\/p>\n

521
\n00:39:04,800 –> 00:39:11,200
\nwisdom from God, righteousness,
\nsanctification, and redemption. <\/p>\n

522
\n00:39:13,760 –> 00:39:20,440
\nSometimes God’s wages does not
\nmake sense to us at all, never <\/p>\n

523
\n00:39:20,440 –> 00:39:25,080
\nmind we walk by faith, not by
\nsight. <\/p>\n

524
\n00:39:26,680 –> 00:39:29,560
\nPut your confidence and trust in
\nHim. <\/p>\n

525
\n00:39:30,480 –> 00:39:33,640
\nAnd when you come to those times
\nwhere you don’t understand what <\/p>\n

526
\n00:39:33,640 –> 00:39:38,160
\nGod is doing, let him carry you
\nthrough them. <\/p>\n

527
\n00:39:40,560 –> 00:39:46,040
\nThese things I’ve spoken unto
\nyou, that in me you might have <\/p>\n

528
\n00:39:46,040 –> 00:39:52,000
\npeace in the world you will have
\ntribulation, but be of good <\/p>\n

529
\n00:39:52,000 –> 00:39:55,760
\ncheer.
\nI have overcome the world. <\/p>\n

530
\n00:39:56,840 –> 00:40:01,080
\nSo fear not, little flock, for
\nit is your Father’s good <\/p>\n

531
\n00:40:01,080 –> 00:40:03,040
\npleasure to give you the
\nKingdom. <\/p>\n

532
\n00:40:05,800 –> 00:40:10,280
\nSo let God get on with His work
\nand stop hindering him with our <\/p>\n

533
\n00:40:10,280 –> 00:40:16,480
\npuny wise and wherefores.
\nHe crucified His Son so that we <\/p>\n

534
\n00:40:16,480 –> 00:40:20,760
\ncan have eternal life.
\nThat is enormous. <\/p>\n

535
\n00:40:22,440 –> 00:40:27,320
\nIf we suffer just a little bit
\nand don’t understand why it is <\/p>\n

536
\n00:40:27,320 –> 00:40:33,320
\nhappening, is that too much to
\nask for in light of the gift He <\/p>\n

537
\n00:40:33,320 –> 00:40:52,820
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\nThank you for listening to the <\/p>\n

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540
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331: Mark Lloyd – Exhortation: When God’s Way Makes no Sense to Us (Hab. 3)<\/a><\/blockquote>