In the book of Haggai, God calls to His people to rebuild the temple that they had given up on and neglected due their own laziness as well as discouragement caused by opposition. The two main issues were Priority and Obedience. They had to set their priorities right. They had to shift focus from building beautiful homes for them selves to completing God's temple.
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The Bible says in 1 Corrinthians 3:16 that we are the temple of God. In the same way God is telling us to rebuild our temples-our spirit, soul and body- once again. To shift priority from maintaining our outward appearance to concentrating on our souls. We need to return to God in purity, righteousness, holiness, love and obedience and finish what God started when we gave opur lives to Him when we first believed.
This Word comes with a reward for obedience as well as a consequence for disobedience. If we disobey, our lives will continue to be fruitless. 9 "You expected much, but see, it turned out to be little. What you brought home, I blew away. Why?" declares the LORD Almighty. "Because of my house, which remains a ruin, while each of you is busy with his own house. 10 Therefore, because of you the heavens have withheld their dew and the earth its crops. 11 I called for a drought on the fields and the mountains, on the grain, the new wine, the oil and whatever the ground produces, on men and cattle, and on the labor of your hands."
If we obey, we will receive the presence of God. 6 "This is what the LORD Almighty says: 'In a little while I will once more shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land. 7 I will shake all nations, and the desired of all nations will come, and I will fill this house with glory,' says the LORD Almighty. 8 'The silver is mine and the gold is mine,' declares the LORD Almighty. 9 'The glory of this present house will be greater than the glory of the former house,' says the LORD Almighty. 'And in this place I will grant peace,' declares the LORD Almighty."
A CALL TO THE YOUTH : In Haggai 1:1, the Word of the Lord came to the son of the high priest and the son of the governor. This means that God is putting emphasis on the youth of today, that we are old enough to hear the Word of the Lord and obey it. We serve a special purpose because the Word in this passage of Haggai 1 and 2 was so specific to the sons. We need to rise up and get into position where God called us. We need not fear though we are young because God predestined it that way.
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
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2 comments:
Yes, its high time to awaken from our slumber and let the light of God shine upon us
such a powerful word sister Connie, be blessed. yes we need to woke up to his call. When we know that he has called us to do, then we better do it with all our hearts for his Kingdom sake.
Yes stand in our assignments.
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