Why Does Everything Feel Hard?
19 May 2026 Life was hard for God’s people in Haggai’s day. Their harvests disappointed them. Their efforts seemed to shrink in their hands. Haggai… Read More »Why Does Everything Feel Hard?
19 May 2026 Life was hard for God’s people in Haggai’s day. Their harvests disappointed them. Their efforts seemed to shrink in their hands. Haggai… Read More »Why Does Everything Feel Hard?
18 May 2026 The people in Haggai’s day thought they had found the answer. They were rebuilding the temple. They were busy with God’s work.… Read More »You Cannot Catch Holiness
16 May 2026 The Lord made a remarkable promise through Haggai. “I will provide peace in this place” (Haggai 2:9, CSB). To weary builders standing… Read More »Peace Purchased by Christ
15 May 2026 The promise God gave His people must have sounded impossible. The temple stood before them in weakness. Resources were scarce. The structure… Read More »The Greater Glory
14 May 2026 God did not merely encourage His people in Haggai. He gave them a command. “Don’t be afraid” (Haggai 2:5, CSB). Fear had… Read More »Do Not Be Afraid
13 May 2026 The Lord gave His people commands in Haggai 2. “Be strong.” “Work.” “Do not be afraid” (Haggai 2:4–5, CSB). But every command… Read More »I Am With You
12 May 2026 The Lord spoke directly into the discouragement of His people. “Be strong, Zerubbabel… Be strong, Joshua… Be strong, all you people of… Read More »Be Strong and Do the Work
11 May 2026 Mark Penrith reminds us that “obedience, however, does not immunise against discouragement.” The people of Judah had obeyed God. They returned to… Read More »When Your Work Feels Small
9 May 2026 The Lord did more than speak encouragement. He acted. “The Lord roused the spirit of Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah,… Read More »Strength for the Work
8 May 2026 The people obeyed. Then God spoke again. “Then Haggai, the Lord’s messenger, delivered the Lord’s message to the people: ‘I am with… Read More »I Am With You