O. Addison Gethers
e-mail address [email protected] [email protected] twitter URL http//:twitter.com/OAddisonGethers Messenger contact window live/msn messenger: [email protected] aim: durangoadd64 skype: cowboys62 yahoo messenger: OADDISONGETHERS rs ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donnie Parrett" <[email protected]> To: "Donnie Parrett" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 02, 2009 11:28 PM Subject: Daily Bible Reading For Saturday October 3 > Day 276 > > Haggai 1-2 (The Message) > > Haggai 1 > Caught Up with Taking Care of Your Own Houses > 1 On 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: > 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." > > 3-4Shortly after that, God said more and Haggai spoke it: "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?" > > 5-6And then a little later, God-of-the-Angel-Armies spoke out again: > > "Take a good, hard look at your life. > Think it over. > You 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. > > 7That's why God-of-the-Angel-Armies said: > > "Take a good, hard look at your life. > Think it over." > > 8-9Then 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. > You'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. > > 9-11"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. That's why. Because > of your stinginess. And so I've given you a dry summer and a skimpy crop. > I'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." > > 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. > > 13Then Haggai, God's messenger, preached God's Message to the people: "I > am with you!" God's Word. > > 14-15This is how God got Zerubbabel, Joshua, and all the people moving- > got them working on the > Temple of God-of-the-Angel-Armies. This happened on the twenty-fourth day > of the sixth month in the > second year of King Darius. > > Haggai 2 > This Temple Will End Up Better Than It Started Out > 1-3 On the twenty-first day of the seventh month, the Word of God came > through the prophet Haggai: > "Tell Governor Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and High Priest Joshua son of > Jehozadak and all the > people: > 'Is there anyone here who saw the Temple the way it used to be, > all glorious? And what do > you see now? Not much, right? > 4-5"'So get to work, Zerubbabel!'-God is speaking. > > "'Get to work, Joshua son of Jehozadak-high priest!' > > "'Get to work, all you people!'-God is speaking. > > "'Yes, get to work! For I am with you.' The God-of-the-Angel-Armies is > speaking! 'Put into action > the word I covenanted with you when you left Egypt. I'm living and > breathing among you right now. > Don't be timid. Don't hold back.' > > 6-7"This is what God-of-the-Angel-Armies said: 'Before you know it, I will > shake up sky and earth, > ocean and fields. And I'll shake down all the godless nations. They'll > bring bushels of wealth and I > will fill this Temple with splendor.' God-of-the-Angel-Armies says so. > > 8'I own the silver, > I own the gold.' > Decree of God-of-the-Angel-Armies. > > 9"'This Temple is going to end up far better than it started out, a > glorious beginning but an even > more glorious finish: a place in which I will hand out wholeness and > holiness.' Decree of > God-of-the-Angel-Armies." > > 10-12On the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month (again, this was in the > second year of Darius), > God's Message came to Haggai: "God-of-the-Angel-Armies speaks: Consult the > priests for a ruling. If > someone carries a piece of sacred meat in his pocket, meat that is set > apart for sacrifice on the > altar, and the pocket touches a loaf of bread, a dish of stew, a bottle of > wine or oil, or any other > food, will these foods be made holy by such contact?" > > The priests said, "No." > > 13Then Haggai said, "How about someone who is contaminated by touching a > corpse-if that person > touches one of these foods, will it be contaminated?" > > The priests said, "Yes, it will be contaminated." > > 14Then Haggai said, "'So, this people is contaminated. Their nation is > contaminated. Everything > they do is contaminated. Whatever they do for me is contaminated.' God > says so. > > 15-17"'Think back. Before you set out to lay the first foundation stones > for the rebuilding of my > Temple, how did it go with you? Isn't it true that your foot-dragging, > halfhearted efforts at > rebuilding the Temple of God were reflected in a sluggish, halfway return > on your crops-half the > grain you were used to getting, half the wine? I hit you with drought and > blight and hail. > Everything you were doing got hit. But it didn't seem to faze you. You > continued to ignore me.' > God's Decree. > > 18-19"'Now think ahead from this same date-this twenty-fourth day of the > ninth month. Think ahead > from when the Temple rebuilding was launched. Has anything in your > fields-vine, fig tree, > pomegranate, olive tree-failed to flourish? From now on you can count on a > blessing.'" > > 20-21God's Message came a second time to Haggai on that most memorable > day, the twenty-fourth day > of the ninth month: "Speak to Zerubbabel, the governor of Judah: > > 21-23"'I am about to shake up everything, to turn everything upside down > and start over from top to > bottom-overthrow governments, destroy foreign powers, dismantle the world > of weapons and armaments, > throw armies into confusion, so that they end up killing one another. And > on that day'"-this is > God's Message-"'I will take you, O Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, as my > personal servant and I will > set you as a signet ring, the sign of my sovereign presence and authority. > I've looked over the > field and chosen you for this work.'" The Message of > God-of-the-Angel-Armies. > > > > > > > ~~~~~ > Please join us on Skype Monday thru Friday at 8:00 EST for our Morning > Skype Prayer Time. > Also, follow my tweets on Twitter @ http://twitter.com/Donnie1261 > > > Contact Me At: > Donnie Parrett > 1956 Asa Flat Road > Annville, Kentucky 40402 > Home Phone: 606-364-3321 > Church Phone: 606-364-PRAY > Skype Name: Donnie1261 > Email: [email protected] > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Deaf-Blind Inspirational Life Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/dbilg?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
