"The Lord spoke His Word through the prophet Haggai" (Haggai 1:1). The
prophet is only the messenger. It is the Lord who speaks His Word. God's
Word challenges our way of thinking and our way of living. We say,
"Everything is okay." God says, "Everything is not okay." There is a
problem. God says to us, "Carefully consider your ways" (Haggai 1:5).
Our way of thinking and living is self-centred. It should be God-centred
(Haggai 1:4). When we respond to God's Word, He says to us, "I am with
you" (Haggai 1:13). We are not left to do God's work in our own strength.
He gives us the strength that we need.
“At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem”, the keynote of the service was joyful thanksgiving. They gathered together “to celebrate joyfully the dedication with songs of thanksgiving” (Nehemiah 12:27). “On that day they offered great sacrifices, rejoicing because God had given them great joy” (Nehemiah 12:43). They sang “songs of praise and thanksgiving to God” (Nehemiah 12:46). This joyful thanksgiving is only a foretaste of the greater joy and thanksgiving of heaven: “There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away” (Revelation 21:4). In the city of God, “the glory of God” will be shining with everlasting brightness (Revelation 21:23). The Church of God will be “prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband” (Revelation 21:2). The beautiful picture of the godly wife in Proverbs 31 gives us an outline of what God is seeking to do in His people. It is summarized in Proverbs 31:30: “A woman who fears the Lord is to be ...
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