Haggai 1:13 (ESV Strong's)
Then Haggai, the messenger of the Lord, spoke to the people with the Lord's message, “I am with you, declares the Lord.”
Subject: Motivation
The book of Haggai is a book about motivating the people of Israel to finish the rebuilding of the Temple after the captivity. Haggai becomes a motivational speaker. His job is to convey the message of God, which, in turn, will motivate the people to complete the work God assigned them. He uses several motivational tools to do this work. In the above verse we see him remind the people that they are not alone in the work: God is with them. The presence of God in our lives ought to be highly motivational to the people of God. When Jesus ascended into heaven, the last words He said was that He would be with them always ... even to the ends of the earth. Twice in this book Haggai states that God is with them (2:4-5). This book very much shows the activity of the Spirit in the lives of the workers and leaders. God has promised us the Spirit of God as our comforter and our peace. He is with us. Whatever our fear and whatever our foe, we have One greater than all with us. We step on no battle field, into no urgent care, or sit around no board room without the constant presence of Him!! The operating room has all the medical staff assigned by the hospital protocol - the Great Physician is with us!! The nation of Israel had the cloud by day and the fire by night to remind of God's constant presence and His ever care. We have the Spirit of God. God is with us!!! That might be the greatest motivation, ever!!
My 2025 Theme Verses: Ezra 7:10 (ESV) For Ezra had set his heart to study the Law of the LORD, and to do it and to teach his statutes and rules in Israel. Daniel 1:8 (ESV) But Daniel resolved that he would not defile himself with the king’s food, or with the wine that he drank. Therefore he asked the chief of the eunuchs to allow him not to defile himself.
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