Title: Thank God Anyhow!
Text: Habakkuk 3:17-19
Author: Darrow Perkins
INTRODUCTION: As we enter into this season of thanksgiving, it occurred to me that we have the tendency to only thank God for the good things we've received throughout the year. Is that because we don't want to acknowledge the bad things that have taken place, or do we only want to thank God for what we believe are the things that have benefited us the most.
Think about this...it's been said that when the Pilgrims arrived to the new world that 56 of them died due to starvation, disease, and the cold weather that they were faced with. Even though all of this happened, in November of 1621, 46 Pilgrims and 91 Indians came together one day to give thanks for the bountiful harvest they had received and for the fact that they were still alive. When you think about their situation, they had every reason to be depressed and discouraged, yet they were still thankful anyhow! We can learn many lessons from those original souls, and even more lessons from the slaves that came over and made it through all the trials, persecution, and troubling times they endured as well.
Somebody once said, "if it don't kill you, it will make you stronger" and those things we've endured have actually helped us to appreciate the good things we've received from God.
BACKGROUND/TEXT: The book of Habakkuk was written against a backdrop of apostasy, judgment and unbelievable hardship. It was written during a time when Jehoiakim the king of Judah led the people back into idolatry and away from the Lord. As a result, God is preparing to judge the nation. Habakkuk is having trouble understanding why God would use a heathen nation like Babylon to punish His people. He cannot understand why God doesn't just purge their sins and draw them back to Himself and to righteousness.
Habakkuk is a lot like Job. He argues his case, but in the end, he realizes that God is not to be worshiped merely because of the material ...
Text: Habakkuk 3:17-19
Author: Darrow Perkins
INTRODUCTION: As we enter into this season of thanksgiving, it occurred to me that we have the tendency to only thank God for the good things we've received throughout the year. Is that because we don't want to acknowledge the bad things that have taken place, or do we only want to thank God for what we believe are the things that have benefited us the most.
Think about this...it's been said that when the Pilgrims arrived to the new world that 56 of them died due to starvation, disease, and the cold weather that they were faced with. Even though all of this happened, in November of 1621, 46 Pilgrims and 91 Indians came together one day to give thanks for the bountiful harvest they had received and for the fact that they were still alive. When you think about their situation, they had every reason to be depressed and discouraged, yet they were still thankful anyhow! We can learn many lessons from those original souls, and even more lessons from the slaves that came over and made it through all the trials, persecution, and troubling times they endured as well.
Somebody once said, "if it don't kill you, it will make you stronger" and those things we've endured have actually helped us to appreciate the good things we've received from God.
BACKGROUND/TEXT: The book of Habakkuk was written against a backdrop of apostasy, judgment and unbelievable hardship. It was written during a time when Jehoiakim the king of Judah led the people back into idolatry and away from the Lord. As a result, God is preparing to judge the nation. Habakkuk is having trouble understanding why God would use a heathen nation like Babylon to punish His people. He cannot understand why God doesn't just purge their sins and draw them back to Himself and to righteousness.
Habakkuk is a lot like Job. He argues his case, but in the end, he realizes that God is not to be worshiped merely because of the material ...
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