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But From This Day

Day 240

Reading: Haggai 1:1 - Haggai 2:23

There is a day and the day. You ask what's the difference? When you want to have a meeting you choose a day however a special day like your wedding day is the day. The day is a day of change. A day is just any day. As you read this blog may you have an encounter with God that leads you to have the day of a turnaround. May today be the day of new beginnings.

Haggai prophecies to the children of Israel who had returned from Captivity. Ezra had returned with some people from exile and together they rebuilt the Temple. However, after some time the project to rebuild the House of God had stalled. This is where we are introduced to Haggai. Haggai speaks to them and later tells them that the glory of this Temple they were building would be greater than the one they had before they were taken captive. God desires to make you and I better than when we lost what He had given us. The question I asked myself today is what is it that Haggai is telling me the key to seeing my life become more glorious than before.

Firstly, understand that you and I have a responsibility to build God's temple. We live in an age where the world revolves around Me, Myself and I. The children of God were busy building their own mansions while God's residence lay neglected. Let me ask you if you look at your spending on a monthly basis where is God? 

Secondly, God requires total commitment. God doesn't like start-stop behaviour. He needs you and me to be fully committed to Him. Haggai reminds us that God owns all the silver and gold. That which many are working hard for God owns. Don't miss out on God chasing what He owns. The world and the heavens will experience a shaking that we may all worship the One who is the Desire of the nations. God desires we walk in holiness before Him in all things.

Thirdly,  understand that you are chosen to be God's signet on earth. In the olden days, a king wore a signet that was used as a seal of royal decrees. God will make you His seal of a royal decree. When people see you they will see the seal of God in you. Everything about you will bear the seal of God. People will not understand how everything about you will shine because you are becoming the expression of God's royal decrees of well being. You are about to say that your latter is better than the former. From this day God will bless you Haggai 2:19b.

Memory Verse: Haggai 2:6-7

Decree:

Haggai 2:9
The glory of this latter temple shall be greater than the former,’ says the Lord of hosts. ‘And in this place I will give peace,’ says the Lord of hosts.” (italics mine)

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