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Haggai Two
"You expected much, but see, it turned out to be little. What you brought home I blew away. Why?" declares the Lord Almighty. "Because my house remains a ruin, while each of you is busy with his own house." Haggai 1:9 NIV
Sometimes we wonder why we cannot get ahead. The Israelites felt likewise one time. In the days of the prophet Haggai, Israel no longer had a temple for the Lord. After Solomon's vast temple was destroyed, and since the people were in captivity, there was no effort to rebuild a temple for the Lord.
Now, don't misunderstand, God certainly didn't need the edifice to proclaim His glory. His glory is displayed all around. The Heavens declare the glory of God. Each morning when the sun rises and each evening when it sets, God is once again glorified for His creation. The birds who sing in my back yard lift their voices in praise to their Maker. The flowers bloom in brilliance of color all to signify the vastness of God's splendor.
So, God didn't then, and doesn't today, need a building to signify His supremacy. But, while God's people labored to build their own kingdoms, they had forgotten the Kingdom of God. They had failed to invest in the Heavenly things in lieu of putting their money and labor into instant, self-gratification. Sound familiar?
God said He wouldn't stand for it then, and, trust me on this, He won't stand for it today! God demands that His people give Him the recognition do His name. Let me ask you (and I am asking believers specifically), does your life glorify God? Would your checkbook testify to your love for the Lord? Would your calendar?
God wants you to worship and praise Him because of who He is! Does that identify with your life?
Sometimes we wonder why we cannot get ahead. The Israelites felt likewise one time. In the days of the prophet Haggai, Israel no longer had a temple for the Lord. After Solomon's vast temple was destroyed, and since the people were in captivity, there was no effort to rebuild a temple for the Lord.
Now, don't misunderstand, God certainly didn't need the edifice to proclaim His glory. His glory is displayed all around. The Heavens declare the glory of God. Each morning when the sun rises and each evening when it sets, God is once again glorified for His creation. The birds who sing in my back yard lift their voices in praise to their Maker. The flowers bloom in brilliance of color all to signify the vastness of God's splendor.
So, God didn't then, and doesn't today, need a building to signify His supremacy. But, while God's people labored to build their own kingdoms, they had forgotten the Kingdom of God. They had failed to invest in the Heavenly things in lieu of putting their money and labor into instant, self-gratification. Sound familiar?
God said He wouldn't stand for it then, and, trust me on this, He won't stand for it today! God demands that His people give Him the recognition do His name. Let me ask you (and I am asking believers specifically), does your life glorify God? Would your checkbook testify to your love for the Lord? Would your calendar?
God wants you to worship and praise Him because of who He is! Does that identify with your life?
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