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?" Now this is what the Lord Almighty says: "Give careful thought to your ways. You have planted much, but have harvested little. You eat but never have enough. You drink, but never have your fill. You put on clothes, but are not warm. You earn wages, only to put them in a purse with holes in it." Haggai 1:3-6
I've been challenged by this passage to take an inventory of my life. How am I living? Am I going through my days serving and living for myself? If I am serving myself, I am living without the love of God as my anchor. I will be living an empty life that cannot be filled. Our activities should have meaning and purpose behind them. Love: How deeply do we let the love of God and Christ's resurrection rule our life?
This is what the Lord Almighty says: "Give careful thought to your ways." Haggai 1:7
