they are heavy for me today. God is speaking, through Haggai...let me say that again, God is speaking! the actual words of God...He says this,
" 'Now give careful thought to this from this day on -consider how things were before one stone was laid on another in the LORD's temple. When anyone came to a heap of twenty measures, there were only ten. When anyone went to a wine vat to draw fifty measures, there were only twenty. I struck all the work of your hands with blight, mildew and hail, yet you did not turn to me', declares the LORD. 'From this day on, from this twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, give careful thought to the day when the foundations of the LORD's temple was laid. Give careful thought: Is there yet any see left in the barn: Until now, the vine and the fig tree, the pomegranate and the olive tree have not borne fruit.
" 'From this day on I will bless you.' " (NIV, emphasis mine)
i am sometimes so busy, i dont give careful thought. and when i get busy, there are times that it seems like i never get ahead. God is saying to His chosen people here, always remember, give careful thought to how it was before you obeyed me. you worked hard and i struck all of your work down because i was trying to get your attention! Yet you did not turn to me!! seriously, that is me, to this day...that is me! but then the Lord says this, from this day on....this day when you obeyed me...from this day on, I will bless you! wow! that sounds like a pretty good deal to me. i want some of that...i want to give careful thought to my ways, i dont...but i want to.
how bout you? what do you want?
im going to spend some time with my wife and kids for the next couple of days...so, probably see ya in a week or so...
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