The Accuser Has No Final Word

The Accuser Has No Final Word

Zechariah 3:1 (CSB)”Then he showed me the high priest Joshua standing before the angel of the Lord, with Satan standing at his right side to accuse him.” Zechariah is shown a courtroom. Joshua the high priest stands before the angel of the Lord, and at his...
The Accuser Has No Final Word

When the Work Feels Stalled

Haggai 1:4 (CSB)”Is it a time for you yourselves to live in your paneled houses, while this house lies in ruins?” The year is 520 BC. The people had come home from exile and laid the temple foundation with joy. Then they stopped. For sixteen years the work...
The Accuser Has No Final Word

A Kingdom That Cannot Be Shaken

Hebrews 12:28 (CSB)”Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful. By it, we may serve God acceptably, with reverence and awe.” Nations rise and fall. Haggai closes with a promise to a man almost no one remembers....
The Accuser Has No Final Word

Seek First, Then Everything Else

Matthew 6:33 (CSB)”But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be provided for you.” There is an order in Scripture that runs against everything the culture says. The world says secure your future first, then you can...
The Accuser Has No Final Word

Holy Things Don’t Make Holy People

Haggai 2:13 (CSB)”Then Haggai asked, ‘If someone defiled by contact with a corpse touches any of these, does it become defiled?’ The priests answered, ‘It becomes defiled.'” Haggai begins with a question for the priests. It is a strange...