Passage
Haggai 1:1-15 (ESV)
Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch
Acts 8:26-40
Key Verse: 8:35
"i Am with You," Declares the Lord
Date: Oct. 22, 2019
Daily Bread
Introduction to Haggai
Key Verse: 1:13
1. "Go up ... and build my house" (1-11)
The people had returned to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple. But after suffering persecution they stopped and focused on their own houses and needs. God interrupts their malaise calling them to give careful thought: all their labor and efforts in planting, eating, and homemaking yield poor results because they have not built God's house: the very reason they were allowed to return! Practical repentance is to restore their purpose: "Go up ... and build my house, so that I may ...be honored!"
2. The LORD stirred up their spirits (12-15)
All the people and their leaders obeyed the voice of the LORD their God because they feared the LORD. "I am with you," declares the LORD. This promise of God stirred up all their spirits, and they began to work again on the temple. We too face daunting situations where obedience is challenging. We need God's promise working in our hearts.
Prayer: Father, you promise, "I am with you." Please stir up my spirit to obedience today.
One Word: we obey because God is with us
