Why Does This Matter Today?
Why should we care about what a prophet back in 520 BC had to say? Well, not only does his book exist in the biblical canon, making it God-breathed (2 Timothy 3:16-17), useful for teaching, correcting, and training in righteousness, but we can see many applications in our world today.
Sure, we didn’t have a group of Babylonians ransack our city. But we have experienced a great deal of destruction, from the hands of humans to natural disasters to pandemics such as COVID-19. When it comes time for us to rebuild from tragedy, Satan will try to step in. He will try to prevent Christians from spreading the Gospel and try to hinder healing efforts.
During such moments, we can remind ourselves of the prophet Haggai. Like him, we have witnessed great destruction. But also like him, we can remind our brothers and sisters in Christ to press on. To ignore the voices of this world, and listen to God alone who protects, heals, restores, and is with us always.
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