In The Meantime Part II | Pastor Charles Blake II | West Angeles Church

Main message: The sermon explains the "meantime" — the difficult interval between God's promise and its fulfillment — and urges believers to persevere, honestly wrestle with God, and trust that God is at work preparing them rather than abandoning them. It calls listeners to find rest in Christ and not give up during that season.

Key points:

• The preacher reads Habakkuk 3:17 and examines Habakkuk’s context: a prophet wrestling with seeing injustice while believing in a just, powerful God.
• The "meantime" is the gap between hearing God’s promise and seeing it fulfilled; it often brings doubt, impatience, and testing of faith.
• It’s acceptable to ask God hard questions from a place of faith — questioning is different from unbelief or mere complaining.
• God’s timing and methods may be unexpected (e.g., using world events or nations as instruments); the meantime can be part of God’s process and preparation.
• Believers are encouraged not to quit in the meantime, to seek rest in Jesus, and to receive support from the faith community; an invitation to trust Christ is given.

Scriptures mentioned: Habakkuk 3:17, Habakkuk 1:2-4, Jeremiah 29:11, Matthew 11:28