What God Does with Disappointment: Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi
7/6/202645 min
On today’s episode of Back Porch Theology, Lisa and Allison dive into the final three Minor Prophets—Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi—and explore what it means to trust God in the gap between expectation and reality. Through disappointment, waiting, and redemptive discontent, we’re reminded that God is still at work and His promises are still true. So please grab a cup of coffee and your Bible, and come hang out on the porch with us.
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
Haggai 1:1–5 Zechariah 4:6 Zechariah 7:1–3 Zechariah 9:9 Zechariah 14:9; 20 Matthew 21:4-5 Malachi 2:17 Malachi 3:1; 7 Malachi 4:2-3
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First 90 secondsLisa Harper· Host0:00
I mean, worship is always about the posture of our heart. We get so preoccupied in especially, uh, I would say, first world Christianity of are you in a church with a lot of wigglers- Yeah ... um, or are you a church where you have a lot of liturgy? And then there's this argument over who's holier, and I'm like, uh, if you study the Bible from cover to cover, God is not nearly as... I mean, there are places in the Psalms where he says, "Lift your hands." But he's not nearly as concerned with the posture of our bodies as he is the posture of our hearts. Are we moving toward God and toward each other? And I love that you see that. That's not just in the Psalms.
Allison Allen· Host0:41
Mm.
Lisa Harper· Host0:41
It's in the minor prophets.
Allison Allen· Host0:42
Yeah.
Lisa Harper· Host0:43
So how important it is for us to remember each other when we're disappointed in our own lives.
Allison Allen· Host0:47
Absolutely.
Lisa Harper· Host0:47
And part of that is get your head up out of your own story and look and see- Yes ... how you can help other people.
Scotty Smith· Guest0:52
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Allison Allen· Host0:59
Hey, hey, Back Porchers. My name is Allison Allen. I'm the 5'12" spiritual wing woman to Lisa Harper for Back Porch Theology, and we're glad you're here today. We really, really are.
Lisa Harper· Host1:13
Yeah.
Allison Allen· Host1:13
We have been walking through the Bible in an entire year. We've entitled the series No Wasted Words, and Lis, today we come to three that, that are very, very interesting.
Lisa Harper· Host1:23
I know.
Allison Allen· Host1:24
In the minor prophets.
Lisa Harper· Host1:25
It's a cool chunk.
Allison Allen· Host1:26
It's a cool chunk.
Lisa Harper· Host1:26
It's a cool chunk.
Allison Allen· Host1:26
They're post-exilic, right?
Lisa Harper· Host1:28
Right.
Allison Allen· Host1:28
So we've got... I'm gonna ask you a question