THE BOOK OF HAGGAI.

This “Book of HAGGAI” is a meaningful little fragment. Although it covers only about four months, it records one of the crucial turning points in the Divine dealings with Jerusalem and the Covenant people

(The Jews).

It had to do with the Jewish “Remnant” who returned to Jerusalem and Judea after they were exiled to Babylon and it should be read along with Ezra.

It was in 520 B.C. that this otherwise unknown prophet. HAGGAI stood up and voiced his message to the leaders of the returned Jews.

Sixteen years before this, the Persian Emperor, Cyrus, had issued his historic decree for rebuilding Jehovah God’s Temple at Jerusalem, and those who returned numbered 50 thousand people.

They were under the leadership of Zerubbabel to carry out the Kings proclamation.

See, Ezra chapter 3:8-13.

The prospects for rebuilding were looking good. Until, circumstances turned adverse, their enemies from the mongrel race of Samaritans had “hired counsellors” to misrepresent the cause of the Jews throughout all the reign of Cyrus.

And when the next King Artaxerxes reigned, they had managed to bring a complete stop to the programme.

Fourteen years had passed; the temple had remained unbuilt and the foundations were covered with junk, and debris and overgrown  weeds. The Jews had become indifferent to all the rubble and had just about lost interest in making an effort to continue the rebuilding.

Have you ever fallen into the trap of not tidying your house, your car. Have you neglected your personal hygiene and style?

Have you neglected business and family responsibilities to the point of being so used to the rubble that you overlook and live with it?

Then you allow other debris to pile up in your life to the point that it buries you under the clutter of irresponsibility to do that which is right in God’s eyes and do something about it?

Do you have spiritual weeds growing over your eyes, clouding your vision, and is that dream from God that was utmost in your mind now neglected?                      Have you chosen to give up altogether? Be of good cheer as Jesus cares; he can heal your hurt and restore your zeal to start over again. Nothing is too complicated for God.

The words of the Prophet should not only be a rebuke to the Jews but to us today. It is so easy to become slack and choose not to do anything about it at all?

What about reading the Bible, praying, attending Church, giving and reaching out to the lost?

Leading people to Jesus Christ is not just for pastors or evangelists.

It doesn’t take long before you open the door to the Evil One and he adds to your life other things that do not honour the Lord.

As the Jews we become paralyzed with a wrong attitude and justify our behavior.

Everyone of us are guilty of backsliding.

YET!

We can get up and get going again.

First, you must be penetant and repent of the neglect of your responsibility to your calling, and ask the Lord to support your resolve to obey Him in every detail of your lives. Ask Him to confirm your calling. Then begin again.

BE STRONG AND DO IT!

YOU CAN BE THE START OF ANY REVIVAL THAT GOD SENDS TO THIS EARTH.

THIS SHOULD BE YOUR CONVICTION:

REVIVAL IS THE SOVEREIGN ACT OF GOD … BUT EVANGELISM IS A CONSTANT OBLIGATION OF THE CHURCH. 

EACH OF US CAN REACH THE LOST, ONE PERSON AT A TIME.

KEEP THIS IN YOUR MIND. ANYTHING THAT YOU DESIRE MORE THAN GOD BECOMES AN IDOL, AND GOD IS AGAINST IDOLATRY.

Amen.

Thanks for reading these blogs; I trust they draw you closer to the Lord, and you have a stronger desire to live for Him in these difficult times.

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