Haggai 1:2-11 A Message from God-of-the-Angel-Armies: The people procrastinate. They say this isnt the right time to rebuild my Temple, the Temple of God. Shortly after that, God said more and Haggai spoke it: How is it that its the right time for you to live in your fine new homes while the Home, Gods Temple, is in ruins? And then a little later, God-of-the-Angel-Armies spoke out again: Take a good, hard look at your life. Think it over. You have spent a lot of money, but you havent much to show for it. You keep filling your plates, but you never get filled up. You keep drinking and drinking and drinking, but youre always thirsty. You put on layer after layer of clothes, but you cant get warm. And the people who work for you, what are they getting out of it? Not much— a leaky, rusted-out bucket, thats what. Thats why God-of-the-Angel-Armies said: Take a good, hard look at your life. Think it over. Then God said: Heres what I want you to do: Climb into the hills and cut some timber. Bring it down and rebuild the Temple. Do it just for me. Honor me. Youve had great ambitions for yourselves, but nothing has come of it. The little you have brought to my Temple Ive blown away—there was nothing to it. And why? (This is a Message from God-of-the-Angel-Armies, remember.) Because while youve run around, caught up with taking care of your own houses, my Home is in ruins. Thats why. Because of your stinginess. And so Ive given you a dry summer and a skimpy crop. Ive matched your tight-fisted stinginess by decreeing a season of drought, drying up fields and hills, withering gardens and orchards, stunting vegetables and fruit. Nothing—not man or woman, not animal or crop—is going to thrive.
Posted on: Mon, 22 Dec 2014 00:15:57 +0000
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