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The directions given to the prophet Hosea by God are some of the strangest you could imagine. God tells his holy-man to marry an unfaithful woman, both of them knowing that she will continue to be unfaithful after the wedding. Sure enough, she fills Hosea’s house with children who are not his. God uses this very scenario to teach His people a lesson they may not learn any other way. Despite their waywardness with Him, God still loves them and still provides for them.

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 Hebrews, chapter 11, catalogues Old Testament saints who trusted God and acted accordingly. It called for great courage on their part. After listing 16 such saints by name, the writer of Hebrews reminds us that there are many, many more by saying, “Still others…” It is the group of others that we could easily find ourselves among as we clash courageously with the culture around us.

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When we think about the Greatest Generation, one word that is often used to describe those men and women is the word courage. They faced difficulties subsequent generations only read about. Much of that had to do with war. You and I, friend, are at war, a war for the souls of men and women and boys and girls. One word that describes what this generation of Christians need is courage.

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David the shepherd, David the fugitive, even David the King found himself in trouble often…and usually from his own making.  Most of us can identify with that.  The good news for David was that he sought help from the right source: from God.  When you’re in trouble, where do you turn for help.  This is one of those times we’d say, “Be like David. Ask God for Help.”

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Lifeway's Vacation Bible School curriculum this year is titledTwists and Turns.  The verse the children are asked to memorize is Psalm 25:4 - "Show me your ways, O Lord; Teach me Your paths."  This not just a passage for children; it is also applicable for adults.  As Britt David prepares for VBS, Pastor Tim preaches on this passage for children and adults... and for you, our podcast friends.

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When we consider our ways, we are forced to consider God’s ways. And when we consider God’s ways, that turns us right around shedding light on our ways that we might consider and change. When the church gets ahold of the message of Haggai, the church will be a dominate force in this wayward world.

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The Book of Haggai is a stout and powerful little Book. It’s message is so strong. And though it is an Old Testament Book written by an Old Testament prophet about a historic Old Testament event, It is just as much a message to a New Testament church. It decries our complacency, and it declares our course of action. Repeatedly the prophet quotes the Lord of hosts, saying, “Consider Your Ways.”

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Imagine being a major league baseball player, standing in the batter’s box, with a pitcher a mere sixty feet six inches away from you, ready to throw a 100 mph fastball. Aroldis Chapman has thrown the fastest pitch recorded at 105 mph. He has thrown 273 pitches over 103 mph. And he has hit 30 batters. Still want to stand in there? What you do at the plate matters. More so if you’re in the batter’s box concerning the gospel. What you do matters. The rich young ruler ends up the saddest strikeout ever, but you could hit a home run by saying yes to Jesus.

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Atlanta Braves starting pitcher, Spencer Strider has burst onto the scene. He surpassed John Smoltz and now holds the franchise record for most strikeouts in a game. He is becoming a modern-day strikeout king. But it is the three swings and misses by the rich, young ruler that makes his the saddest strikeout ever. His failure doesn’t lead to the loss of a mere game; his has eternal consequences. This is the Saddest Strikeout.

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Adrian Rogers said, “We may not know that God is enough until God is all you have.” Sadly, the only way to learn that lesson is through loss. Yet God proves Himself to be faithful and to be all that we need. Habakkuk learned that lesson, and you can too.