Thursday, December 14, 2017

Haggai 1

“You have sown much, and bring in little;
You eat, but do not have enough;
You drink, but you are not filled with drink;
You clothe yourselves, but no one is warm;
And he who earns wages,
Earns wages to put into a bag with holes.” v.6 


Read chapter 1
Consider your ways!  That's the exclamation that God starts off with through the prophet Haggai.  Haggai was the first prophet by whom God spoke after Israel's return from Babylon captivity.  Remember that the Israelites had been in captivity for 70 years.  They have now returned to their land but their priorities are not in the right place.  The temple that was destroyed and to be rebuilt was still sitting in ruins while they were focusing more on their own homes and lifestyle.  You can imagine that after being in captivity and finally returning home felt like freedom and a chance to do their own thing, but this led to selfishness and misplaced priorities.  As they worked for themselves and not for God their seemed to be little bang for their buck.  They were never satisfied even with food or drink always feeling an emptiness that couldn't be filled.  All the money they earned just seemed to go right down the drain.  You could say they felt like they lived in perpetual frustration and discontentment.  Sound familiar?  All their time was spent on trying to get ahead in this world, on seeking comfort and status in this world rather than on seeking God and His priorities, and this is true of so many believers of Christ today too.
How does this verse reign true in your life today?  How can you reprioritize to be glorifying to God whatever you do that that emptiness you feel may be full?

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