"So the LORD stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah and the spirit of Joshua, the son of Jehozadak, the high priest and the spirit of all the remnant of the people; and they came and worked on the house of the LORD of Hosts, their God." Haggai 1:14 NKJV
The temple of the Lord was in ruin while people were living in relative luxury in their panelled houses. God had had enough, 'Consider your ways,' He said (v1:5). It was time for an awakening - a Holy Spirit stir-up with renewed energy and desire for doing the will of God. And it is the same today. God is stirring up the church and saying the same to us, 'Consider your ways.' He will have it no other way.
To stir up means to awaken, excite, to arouse, rise up, get into the action and to open one's eye to what is happening around us today. Take a look around; we have a deadly pandemic killing thousands each day; terrorism, stabbings/murders, starvation, poverty and floods, to name just a few. I believe that we are living in the End Times. Jesus is going to return for His church sooner than later. What will He find?
God is calling each of us to consider our ways. He is shaking up His church. He is calling us to wake up and stop living for ourselves and live for Him - totally. There are a lot of souls in this world today. They need Jesus. They're hurting, scared and lost. If the church doesn't point them to Jesus, who will? How would you feel if, when you're in Heaven, you meet someone you know who is on their way to hell, because Jesus said to them, 'depart from Me, I never knew you,' and they look at you as they walk by. You may say, 'I know they need Jesus, but what can I do?' Well for one thing, live your life for Jesus. If you do this, you will have an overwhelming desire to tell people about Him.
End times means End Times, the return of Jesus could be just around the corner. Grab hold of this statement. He may come this week and we need to be ready. The church needs to wake up - big time, in fact, we all do. We need to prioritise. What is more important, writing that perfect worship song or preaching that amazing sermon, or planning how people in your family and neighbourhood, can be saved? Great worship songs are amazing and a challenging sermon or study are needed. But what is better than bringing someone into the Kingdom of God; someone who was headed to hell.
Think about it. God is calling for an awakening; are you willing to be stirred up, excited and willing to give your all for God? If you are, then tell Him.
Copyriight 2021 Grahame Howard
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