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Keeping God’s House Why are you living in luxurious houses while my house lies in ruins? (Haggai 1:4) God sees how you keep your house. Do you see how you’re keeping his house? God sees how you live for yourself. Do you see how you live for God? He knows how much time you spend educating yourself for your job. But how much time have you spent educating yourself about God? He sees the effort you put into earthy relationships. Have you put that same effort into your relationship with him? There is our house, and there is God’s house. And God sees the time and effort we put into each one. Our house represents those things we do for ourselves. It is often characterized by self-love and indulgence. We fill it with all the things we think we need to feel secure and independent. The halls are garnished with PhDs and achievements, high-powered friendships, and impressive stock portfolios. The rooms are lined with books we’ve read or written and souvenirs of trips we’ve made around the world. God’s house represents those things we’ve done solely for him. Within its rooms are the times we’ve spent seeking to draw nearer. The prayers we’ve lifted up on behalf of others. The souls we’ve reached out to. The quiet and painful sacrifices we’ve made in God’s service. Our humility before the throne. Our obedience in the most trying of circumstances. The condition of our heart. Only God can see inside these two separate homes, and he knows the effort we put into keeping them. “Why are you living in luxurious houses while my house lies in ruins?” God asks Israel through the prophet Haggai (Haggai 1:4). The question could have just as easily been posed to you and me. The Israelites were so busy with their own concerns that they never bothered to rebuild God’s Temple. Too often you and I allow God’s temple in our heart to lie in ruins as well. The homes we build for ourselves seldom go without, but God’s home is frequently sparse and barren. God sees how you keep your house. Let him see that you keep his house with the same zeal and effort.
Today’s Reading Haggai 1:2-4 Reflection Are you giving God an adequate share of your time, energy, and resources? How would he have you live in light of today’s reading?
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The best-selling Left Behind series has captured the attention of millions of readers, and it has changed lives. It has brought millions of believers the motivation to examine their hearts. Are you ready to embrace eternity? Live each moment as if it could be your last? Your future is more important than your past. Where you are going matters more than where you have been. What you do from this day forward means much more than what you have already done. You may be affected by your past, but you are not defined by it. Not in the eyes of God. What does it mean to embrace eternity? It means grasping each breath as if it could be your last, living life moment by precious moment with your feet planted firmly on earth but your heart aimed squarely at heaven. It means learning to embrace the role of dual citizenship—living in one world while belonging to another. It is a lifestyle of living like there’s no tomorrow and then dying so that your real life can finally begin! This 365-day devotional explores the themes introduced in the Left Behind series—themes of salvation, grace, obedience, and faith. New believers as well as mature believers will find a message of faith that will inspire and motivate daily.
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