IS IT TIME?
“This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘These people say, ‘The time has not yet come for the Lord’s house to be built.’ Then the word of the Lord came through the prophet Haggai: ‘Is it a time for you yourselves to be living in your paneled houses, while this house remains a ruin’?” (Haggai 1:2-4).
Here’s a case where God’s people were making decisions that were contrary to the Lord’s will. They were putting their own personal comforts (paneled houses) ahead of God’s house. God’s house was a public testimony of their commitment to God. The House of God being “a ruin” wasn’t a good testimony. It was a demonstration of their ruined relationship with this God.
This thought came to my mind as I was thinking about our Restroom Remodel project at church. Are some of us waiting for someone else to pay for it because we’re paying too much for our comfortable homes. Where is our testimony?
Anyway, I’m thankful that we are now 75% of the way to meeting our goals for fixing up that little corner of God’s House as a testimony to His grace. That’s good news!
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