Changed By God To Make A Difference For God

Haggai prophesied to God's people to be strong, and build his Temple. In the shadow of the formerly immaculate Temple built by Solomon this new Temple would look in the people's eyes to be a shabby thing. But God promised that he would be with them, just as he was when they fled Egypt. He would aid them in their building and doing. How does this passage speak to us today now that the Temple is gone and we have Jesus? Check out what Deacon Gatwood has to say and see what you think. Lectionary texts for today are Haggai 1.15b-2.9; Psalm 145.1-5, 18-22; 2 Thessalonians 2.1-5, 13-17; Luke 20.27-38.