Read Haggai 1:15b-2:9

Tuesday

Read Haggai 1:15b-2:9

¹⁵on the 24th day of the sixth month of the second year that Darius was emperor.

2  On the 21st day of the seventh month of that same year, the Lord spoke again through the prophet Haggai. ²He told Haggai to speak to Zerubbabel, the governor of Judah, to Joshua, the High Priest, and to the people, and to say to them, ³“Is there anyone among you who can still remember how splendid the Temple used to be? How does it look to you now? It must seem like nothing at all. ⁴But now don’t be discouraged, any of you. Do the work, for I am with you. ⁵When you came out of Egypt, I promised that I would always be with you. I am still with you, so do not be afraid.

6 “Before long I will shake heaven and earth, land and sea. ⁷I will overthrow all the nations, and their treasures will be brought here, and the Temple will be filled with wealth. ⁸All the silver and gold of the world is mine. ⁹The new Temple will be more splendid than the old one, and there I will give my people prosperity and peace.” The Lord Almighty has spoken.

Think

The Israelites rebuild the temple but are disappointed - it isn't all that they'd hoped it to be.  Haggai gives them a prophecy of hope...

"The new Temple will be more splendid than the old one, there I will give my people prosperity and peace." - Haggai 2:9

The Good News - 'Prosperity and Peace' is 'Shalom' in Hebrew.

Pray

For Christians the 'new Temple' is the modern church.  Does the church bring Shalom?  Pray that we would be a community that brings peace and prosperity.