Pastor Bob DuPar
December 20, 2008

Journal Entry



Scripture

Haggai 1:1:2:23; Revelation 11:1-19; Psalm 139:1-24; Proverbs 30:15-16

Observation

“Now this is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘Give careful thought to your ways. You have planted much, but have harvested little. You eat, but never have enough. You drink, but never have your fill. You put on clothes, but are not warm. You earn wages, only to put them in a purse with holes in it.”
Haggai 1:5-6

“The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign for ever and ever.” Revelation 11:15b

Application

Haggai 1:5-6 describes the futility, the vanity, of trying to live life and discover fulfillment apart from God. I’m especially convicted by the phrase: “You have planted much, but have harvested little.” This can only mean that the wrong things were planted, since God always oversees and blesses seeds which are sown in His name and for His glory. “Planting much, and harvesting little” has to do with self-serving, empty pursuits which are incapable of bearing lasting fruit.

I want to spend my life working toward the realization of this world becoming the kingdom of our Lord!

Prayer

“Lord, search me. Know my heart. Test my anxious thoughts. Reveal the things which offend You and displease You. And, lead me in Your everlasting way.”