”I struck you — all the work of your hands — with blight, mildew, and hail, but you didn’t turn to me — this is the Lord’s declaration. From this day on, think carefully; from the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, from the day the foundation of the Lord’s temple was laid; think carefully. Is there still seed left in the granary? The vine, the fig, the pomegranate, and the olive tree have not yet produced. But from this day on I will bless you.”“
Haggai 2:17-19 CSB
This is a slow learning process for Gods people, first they were ignoring God, now they have decided to work on His temple. But again, they have not thought through all the details…If you are building Gods holy temple, you should be holy while working on it… it’s clear that they were not thinking about these important details.
But God is gracious and gently reminds them of how things were in their past, and tells them they will be blessed going forward if they just consider this new information, and act on it….all the way to the point of telling then that His plan is to bless them going forward, because they finally learned.
Lord, help me to consider your ways in every thing I do, in every plan I develop, in every word that I speak, may they honor You! Don’t let me do what I have always done, just because it is familiar or easy. Direct my way and strengthen me to do with passion all that you call me to!
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