Haggai Review

We learn from Haggai that God always sends His spokesperson to proclaim His word.  Sometimes, people may not be ready to hear it, but God will still send people to proclaim it.  Also, we see that God expects His people to put His work first.  We cannot be successful in our Christian life if we use all that God blesses us with for our own purposes while ignoring the work of God.  We also see that when people listen to God, especially the leaders of the country, that they will begin to do what He asks them to do. God sent Haggai to the king to tell Him to remember the covenant that God made with the people of Israel, and we must always remember the covenant that we make with God when we accept Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord.  God also told Zerubbabel that if he remained faithful to God that He would shake, or destroy, his enemies.  If we remain faithful to God today, He will shake, or destroy, all our enemies when His judgment comes.  God also declared that the new temple would be superior to the old one, and this was a reference to the coming of Christ.  God did not need a building, no matter how glorious it might be, but He needed a relationship with His people where His will comes first, and He still does.  Our bodies are the temple of the Holy Spirit, so we should always build things in our lives that glorify God.  Then, God called on Zerubbabel to note the day that the people began to rebuild the temple, and we as followers of Christ should note the day that we accepted Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord.  Everything we do after that should be done for God's glory.