Haggai 1:14 - Prayer Tents

Caught Up with Taking Care of Your Own Houses

1On the first day of the sixth month of the second year in the reign of King Darius of Persia, GOD's Message was delivered by the prophet Haggai to the governor of Judah, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, and to the high priest, Joshua son of Jehozadak:H8147H8141H1867H4428H8345H2320H259H3117H2320H1697H3068H3027H2292H5030H2216H1121H7597H6346H3063H3091H1121H3087H1419H3548H559 2A Message from GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies: "The people procrastinate. They say this isn't the right time to rebuild my Temple, the Temple of GOD."H559H3068H6635H559H5971H559H6256H935H6256H3068H1004H1129 3Shortly after that, GOD said more and Haggai spoke it:H1697H3068H3027H2292H5030H559 4"How is it that it's the 'right time' for you to live in your fine new homes while the Home, GOD's Temple, is in ruins?"H6256H3427H5603H1004H1004H2720 5And then a little later, GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies spoke out again: "Take a good, hard look at your life. Think it over.H559H3068H6635H7760H3824H1870 6You have spent a lot of money, but you haven't much to show for it. You keep filling your plates, but you never get filled up. You keep drinking and drinking and drinking, but you're always thirsty. You put on layer after layer of clothes, but you can't get warm. And the people who work for you, what are they getting out of it? Not much— a leaky, rusted-out bucket, that's what.H2232H7235H935H4592H398H7654H8354H7937H3847H2527H7936H7936H6872H5344 7That's why GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies said: "Take a good, hard look at your life. Think it over."H559H3068H6635H7760H3824H1870 8Then GOD said: "Here's what I want you to do: Climb into the hills and cut some timber. Bring it down and rebuild the Temple. Do it just for me. Honor me.H5927H2022H935H6086H1129H1004H7521H3513H559H3068 9You've had great ambitions for yourselves, but nothing has come of it. The little you have brought to my Temple I've blown away—there was nothing to it. "And why?" (This is a Message from GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies, remember.) "Because while you've run around, caught up with taking care of your own houses, my Home is in ruins.H6437H7235H4592H935H1004H5301H5002H3068H6635H3282H1004H2720H7323H376H1004 10That's why. Because of your stinginess. And so I've given you a dry summer and a skimpy crop.H8064H3607H2919H776H3607H2981 11I've matched your tight-fisted stinginess by decreeing a season of drought, drying up fields and hills, withering gardens and orchards, stunting vegetables and fruit. Nothing—not man or woman, not animal or crop—is going to thrive."H7121H2721H776H2022H1715H8492H3323H127H3318H120H929H3018H3709 12Then the governor, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, and the high priest, Joshua son of Jehozadak, and all the people with them listened, really listened, to the voice of their GOD. When GOD sent the prophet Haggai to them, they paid attention to him. In listening to Haggai, they honored GOD.H2216H1121H7597H3091H1121H3087H1419H3548H7611H5971H8085H6963H3068H430H1697H2292H5030H3068H430H7971H5971H3372H6440H3068 13Then Haggai, GOD's messenger, preached GOD's Message to the people: "I am with you!" GOD's Word.H559H2292H3068H4397H3068H4400H5971H559H5002H3068 14This is how GOD got Zerubbabel, Joshua, and all the people moving—got them working on the Temple of GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies.H3068H5782H7307H2216H1121H7597H6346H3063H7307H3091H1121H3087H1419H3548H7307H7611H5971H935H6213H4399H1004H3068H6635H430 15This happened on the twenty-fourth day of the sixth month in the second year of King Darius.H702H6242H3117H8345H2320H8147H8141H1867H4428