"It Is Time" - Haggai 1:1-4 - Nathan Edwards
Description
God renews His people by calling them to pursue Him first.
3 evidences that God is ready to renew:
1. He sustains his preserving grace
2. He supplies his providential care
3. He sends his prosecuting word
Questions for Personal Reflection:
1. Where have you experienced the Waiting Place? Why do you think the Waiting Place is so easy to fall into?
2. Read Lamentations 3:22 -23. What are some mercies of God you have experienced recently? What are some ways we can develop an eye for them in our lives?
3. Read Revelation 2:1-5. (a) What was good about this church? (b) How did this church end up in the Waiting Place? (c) What does Jesus say will happen to his preserving grace if they do not repent? (d) What do you think repentance looks like for this church?
4. Where do you see God’s providential care in your life? How has this care created opportunities for you to serve Him and witness to Him?
5. Where is a place in your past you used the excuse “it’s not time”? What did it cost you?
6. Read Hebrews 4:12 : What is the danger of only seeking God’s Word for comfort and encouragement? What can we do to make our hearts more pierceable to God’s prosecuting Word?
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