Be Strong and Work! - Ruminating in the Word of God

The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my heart and mind in Haggai 2:4b,

"'Be strong, all you people of the land,' declares the Lord, 'and work. For I am with you,' declares the Lord Almighty."

I can't think of a better rallying cry! Be strong and work!

We often think in terms of our Christianity as being the spiritual component of a healthy lifestyle. Perhaps it is understood that responsible people tend to their moral training, to their spiritual needs. Maybe we are involved in a fellowship because our family always has.

I am sure there are great arguments and reasonings why many participate in church fellowships. Let me offer one that is singular in nature and should command an overriding priority in our lives: for those of us who have found our way into the family of God, the agenda, the passion, the focus is to be on the Lord's agenda. He is building his kingdom, he is making a family for himself, he sent his Son, Jesus Christ, to die a miserable death that abundant life for an eternity is possible for all. We are to be strong and work! We are to be engaged in the Lord's agenda of building his family.

All too often for many of us, Christianity is all about me. Me. I, me, me, mine. 

Is that the Lord telling us today, "Be strong all you people of the land and work! For I am with you!"? Here is where we need to expend our lives: participating with the Lord in the building of his family!

Perhaps our Christianity might take on a deeper meaning if we follow the Lord in his work.

Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!

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Trevor Fisk

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