How Long Will This Last? Pastor Dave Jansen June 25, 2017 Series: Cries of the Heart

How long will you hand down unjust decisions by favoring the wicked How long will you hand down unjust decisions by favoring the wicked? Give justice to the poor and the orphan; uphold the rights of the oppressed and the destitute. Rescue the poor and helpless; deliver them from the grasp of evil people. Psalm 82:2-4 (NLT)

Habakkuk 1:2-3 (NLT) How long, O Lord, must I call for help? But you do not listen! “Violence is everywhere!” I cry, but you do not come to save. Must I forever see these evil deeds? Habakkuk 1:2-3 (NLT)

Habakkuk 2:2-4 (NIV) Then the Lord replied: “Write down the revelation and make it plain on tablets so that a herald may run with it. For the revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay. “See, the enemy is puffed up; his desires are not upright—but the righteous person will live by his faith” Habakkuk 2:2-4 (NIV)

God’s answer to the “How long?” question: Wait in faith

I heard and my heart pounded, my lips quivered at the sound; decay crept into my bones, and my legs trembled. Yet I will wait patiently for the day of calamity to come on the nation invading us. Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields... (cont’d) Habakkuk 3:16-19 (NLT)

...produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior. The Sovereign Lord is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to tread on the heights. Habakkuk 3:16-19 (NLT)

How do you wait in faith?

How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and day after day have sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemy triumph over me? Look on me and answer, Lord my God. Give light to... (cont’d) Psalm 13:1-6 (NIV)

...my eyes, or I will sleep in death, and my enemy will say, “I have overcome him,” and my foes will rejoice when I fall. But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation. I will sing the Lord’s praise, for he has been good to me. Psalm 13:1-6 (NIV)

1. Trust in God’s unfailing love

But I trust in your unfailing love... Psalm 13:5 (NIV)

2. Rejoice in his salvation

But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation. Psalm 13:5 (NIV)

Christ suffered for our sins once for all time. He never sinned, but he died for sinners to bring you safely home to God. 1 Peter 3:18 (NLT)

3. Sing of his goodness

But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation. I will sing the Lord’s praise, for he has been good to me. Psalm 13:5-6 (NIV)

Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. Isaiah 40:31 (NIV)

How Long Will This Last? Pastor Dave Jansen June 25, 2017 Series: Cries of the Heart