Does God use frustrations in life to awaken and/or punish us?
Haggai 1:6 - 9
ESV - 6 You have sown much, and harvested little. You eat, but you never have enough; you drink, but you never have your fill. You clothe yourselves, but no one is warm. And he who earns wages does so to put them into a bag with holes. 7 Thus says the Lord of hosts: Consider your ways.
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Asked July 01 2013
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S. Michael Houdmann
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Haggai 1 contains two verses that clearly state that the sinful lifestyles of the Jewish people resulted in punishment or a lack of blessing from God. Verse 6 says, "You have planted much, but have...
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