”“You expected much, but then it amounted to little. When you brought the harvest to your house, I ruined it.
Why?”
This is the declaration of the Lord of Armies. “Because my house still lies in ruins, while each of you is busy with his own house. So on your account, the skies have withheld the dew and the land its crops. I have summoned a drought on the fields and the hills, on the grain, new wine, fresh oil, and whatever the ground yields, on people and animals, and on all that your hands produce.”“
Haggai 1:9-11 CSB
Haggai has a fresh take on the problems of Gods people: they are focused on themselves and ignoring God. This is interesting because previously they were sinful and rejecting God, but this accusation takes it a step further…pretending like He doesn’t exist or like He is unimportant will also mess up the relationship God wants with us!
In this case the punishment is not as severe, but he is not blessing them and even making things harder on them. I know that I have felt like no matter how hard I tried, things just didn’t seem to work out well…I got by, but it was like I was barely scraping by. There was no rest and everything just seemed harder than it should have. I wonder if that was the same problem they were facing? God was asking me to hold Him in high esteem and intentionally prioritize my relationship with Him…
Lord, I know Your blessing and have experienced Your delight! Help me to hold my relationship with You as the most important thing; higher than my own feelings or desires. At the same time Lord, I want to experience Your presence, more than just the blessings I get as a result of Your nearness. Don’t let me confuse those…You are what I truly desire, help me know You more each day.
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