Haggai 1-2, Zechariah 1-5
We probably don’t think enough about where we’ve been, what we should have learned, and how those lessons should help us today. Four times in the short book of Haggai did God call His people to think seriously about where they were:
Haggai 1:5 Now, the Lord of Hosts says this: “Think carefully about your ways. . . .”
Haggai 1:7 The Lord of Hosts says this: “Think carefully about your ways.”
Haggai 2:15 “Now, reflect back from this day . . .”
Haggai 2:18 “Consider carefully from this day forward; from the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, from the day the foundation of the Lord’s temple was laid; consider it carefully.”
To paraphrase, God said this multiple times: “Look seriously at your heart. Know the products and repercussions of sin. Recognize your worldliness and your pride. Then, think deeply about the positive results of confession and repentance; think about my blessings to come on holy people.” I suspect we, too, would be wise to ponder anew our ways.
RESPONSE: Think carefully about your ways today.
