The Lord Knows

The Lord knew that our move from the Texas District to the GLD would cause both of us to grow in ministry and give us time to be near our adult kids and elderly parents.

The Lord Questions

The Lord consistently asked us the question in Haggai 1:4, “Is it a time for you yourselves to be living in your paneled houses, while this house remains a ruin?” We sought to align our goals and values with His challenge and direction.

The Lord Challenges

“This is what the Lord Almighty says: “Give careful thought to your ways.” (1:5-7)

The Lord Directs

“Go up into the mountains and bring down timber and build my house, so that I may take pleasure in it and be honored,” says the Lord.” (1:8)

Our Response

As Zerubbabel, Joshua, and the whole remnant obeyed the voice of the Lord their God in 1:12, our desire and focus was to obey His voice to build His church that He might take pleasure and be honored.”

The Lord Resources

Then Haggai, the Lord’s messenger, gave this message of the Lord to the people: “I am with you,” declares the Lord.” (1:13) We can testify that the Lord’s promise to be with us resourced us throughout these 20 years.

Our prayer for you will be, “So the Lord stirred up the spirit of the whole remnant of the people. They came and began to work on the house of the Lord Almighty.” (1:14)

As the Lord leads us on and each of you continue on... let’s “Work on the house of the Lord Almighty.”