Haggai 1:5-6
5 Now this is what the LORD Almighty says: “Give careful thought to your ways. 6 You have planted much, but have harvested little. You eat, but never have enough. You drink, but never have your fill. You put on clothes, but are not warm. You earn wages, only to put them in a purse with holes in it.”
Have you ever been so preoccupied that you forget something that was essential? The Lord spoke through the prophet Haggai during the time the Israelites were in exile in Babylon. The king of Babylon had given the Israelites the freedom to go back and rebuild their land. God had called his people back to rebuild his temple but they were more concerned with the way of life they had become accustomed to in Babylon. Babylon was full of idol worship. Like the Israelites, when God calls you to return to him, he means it. His anger does not last always but when he wants you to get the message, you will get it the easy way or the hard way. The choice is yours
We sometimes get so caught up in life that we forget the one who is the giver of life and everything in it. God wanted his people to return to him and lift him up. It is now as it was then, return to him and build up the body of Christ. Return to him and use the gifts you've been using for gain to build up his kingdom.
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