Prophet Haggai enlightens the Israelites who neglected the work they should do: "Please think about why you do not get the satisfying result of all the work you have done, and you do not acquire any even though you want many things. Others were asking hard questions about the primary responsibilities of a pastor and how to find time for everything. But in diverse ways the things of ordinary life are made to be unclean—.
Isn't that wonderful? The meaning of these clauses is, not that the small harvest was not sufficient to feed and clothe the people thoroughly, so that they had to "cut their coat according to their cloth, " as Maurer and Hitzig suppose, but that even in their use of the little that had been reaped, the blessing of God was wanting, as is not only evident from the words themselves, but placed beyond the possibility of doubt by Haggai 1:9. Ask God to show you what real life is all about, and how you might rest content in Him. Yet they were also surprised at the calmness exhibited by an old woman whom they all knew. Here we keep to our text. We do not become holy by associating with godly people. Or is it for some other reason? Give Careful Thought to Your Ways. Do we sometimes speak in the same way? She had very little, and these were in the days when money was hard to come by; but she managed to save one penny, and she sent it to a missionary in Burma. We need to stop and give careful thought to how we are living our lives. See to this cleansing at once, and all else will follow in due course. As we can now see, the book of Haggai is the story of a turning point in the spiritual life of God's people. They work hard, but derive little comfort from their toils. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. "
The Israelites had the mission to build the temple of God, but they thought it wasn't time yet and focused on their daily lives. Original hebrew meaning of give careful thought to your ways to earn. Abs., which is used in the place of the finite verb and determined by it, is continued in the clauses which follow, אכול, etc. Nothing so confounds the evil one as the voice of the Eternal. I can also tell you by personal testimony that this is true. From the brief prophecy of Haggai we select for our study the word of the Lord, that we should consider our ways.
The people have toiled and labored with very little return because they have built their own house first and neglected to build the house of God at all. Perhaps it's difficult to offer God the "firstfruits" of our paychecks when it seems there's barely enough to cover the bills. They are to think deeply and consider thoughtfully the futility of their ways--they have exerted maximum effort at minimal gain. According to the terms of the loan, the soul remained the property of the company until the loan had been completely repaid. I believe the Lord is calling you to give careful thought to our ways and fulfill the call of God on your life. Study 10 HAGGAI: A CALL TO SELF-EXAMINATION. However, if we sought more for unction, for divine authority, and for that power which does hedge about the man of God, how much wiser should we be!
Above all, breathe the prayer that He would help you right now to look to the Lord Jesus Christ, for there is life in a look at the Crucified One; there is life at this moment for you. Generally, a king's signet ring carries the authority of the king, just as Christ the Son is equivalent in authority to God the Father (John 17:2). In 520 B. C., sixteen years have passed since the Israelites were released from Babylon and returned to Jerusalem with Cyrus's wholehearted support. What Does Haggai 1:5 Mean. We both worked in department stores. Jonah eventually obeyed, but much of the time he acted like a stubborn donkey being pulled along a mountain path.
And let me say that ninety-five percent of what we give to the Lord, we do so through this church. Original hebrew meaning of give careful thought to your ways means. FUTURE things are hidden from us. The Lord was also with His people in the fiery cloudy pillar which was conspicuous in the midst of the camp. Holy things are polluted by men of unclean nature. This was taking them by a kind of sacred guile, and it was a powerful means of forcing home the truth to their heart and conscience.
Is not that enough for you? We hold ourselves back from lasting joy and true satisfaction because we do not consider our ways, refocus our lives, and restart on our spiritual work for the Lord. Here is your comfort: the Holy Spirit still works with the preaching of the Word. They ignored the fact that God's temple had not been rebuilt, but gave themselves to the construction of fine houses and completely occupied themselves with materialistic things.
Katrina and I just celebrated our twenty-eighth wedding anniversary. If thou believes, thy transgression is forgiven; thou art "accepted in the Beloved;" and, as surely as thou livest, thou shalt one day stand before you burning throne, "without spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing, " and thou shalt have no fear. The Israelites in Haggai's day faced such an issue in the rebuilding of the temple. What could Haggai and Zechariah have said that brought such a revival to the Jewish remnant? How is such an enterprise to be funded and financed? The dullest professor, the most slovenly believer, or the most critical and useless member of a church may yet be turned to good account. He had withdrawn His blessing on their work in the fields and the vineyards, so that they got little return for their efforts. There were shortages of food and clothing. Is the seed yet in the barn? Instead, said their Web site: "There is just one condition, a borrower should pledge their soul. " Blessed is the man who will be able to stand fast by his God in these evil days. They were all directed to one end, that namely of bringing these people to build the House of God, which, notwithstanding the fact that they had been restored over fifteen years, yet lay in incompleteness.
— Voltaire, to Madame Du Barri (What a specimen of polluted holy things! Finally, this remnant just stopped working on the project altogether. Who is among you of all His people? Everything has declined, decreased, degenerated! New Heart English Bible. "Behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be" (Rev. Haggai told the people of Israel, who assumed they were holy because of their godly heritage, that they had become defiled because of their disobedience (Hag 2:14). And when he has once cleansed you, remember that you will have need daily to wash your feet, and you shall find him waiting to wash them; but you shall never need such a complete cleansing as he gave you at the first. If we have the perfect mate, we want the time to enjoy life. They had been brought back to the land of their fathers, just as God promised and yet they had neglected to consider their ways.
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