![]() Sure we are going to do right by God and serve God but the time is not right. What did they say? Verse 2, the time is not right. Found self living a life of disobedience. Preoccupied and busy making a living when God had said make a life. They intended to one day work on that building, intended to do exactly what God wanted. They did not say that was not right to do what God requested, or forget it, in fact they intended to do what God wanted them to do. Reason that had holes in their pockets and the reason their crops were disappointing and reason that they were living dissatisfied lives, is because of a delayed obedience. Me now and not tithing and giving as God leads you to give, then going to give you the reasons here and I promise you that the same two reasons will apply to your life this morning.ĭelayed Obedience. What were the reasons for these people for having the difficulties that they were having? I promise you, the same reasons that we have today. If you are going to live a life of disobedience to God, do not expect satisfaction and fulfillment for it will not be there. ![]() There is no true satisfaction in disobedience. When we put ourselves first and use what God gives us to consume upon ourselves we come up empty. Making more money they ever thought or dreamed of making and yet are empty and so little to show for it. That is the condition of literally thousands upon thousands of Americans today. Want to have an empty life, then live a selfish and self centered life where you are the center and focus of everything. ![]() A prophet is one who speaks for God and gives God's message to the people. Now, God sends a prophet to stir them up. Instead they began to concentrate upon themselves. Started to work, met opposition and became tired and weary so they stopped doing that which God had instructed them to do. to rebuild the temple according to the Word of God. That their money bags have holes in them. Reasons here for the holes in their pockets. Consider our ways and ask ourselves, are we where God wants us to be? Are we living in obedience to God? When talk about giving, need understand that these are not the words of man but the Word of God. If look at that passage see in verse 1 the word of the Lord, verse 2, thus says the Lord, verse 3, the word of the Lord came by Haggai, verse 5, thus says the Lord of Host, verse 7, thus says the Lord of host, get idea who it is that is talking here? Word is from the Lord. Verse 1 Son of She- ah -T- L, son of G-hos-E-Dack. Consider your ways when wonder why the money is not there. God said in the book of Haggai that the people had a hole in their pocket and the reason for that is because their lives are not in tune with God. Go to pay and realize that I had a hole in my pocket and hand just keep going. Get a coke and a moon pie for two nickels. As boy go to the store and get a coke for 5 cent and then inflation came and went up to 6 cent. May be that you have a hole in your pocket. Ever run out of money before you run out of month? Look and try to figure out if you have lost money because you know good and well could not have spent all that much money.
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