This Messianic message from Zechariah anticipates the day of the LORD’s redemption. Many different peoples, from all over the world, will come looking for the great mercy of God. God’s people will have one key phrase on their hearts: “Let’s go seek the presence of God. I’m going; why don’t you join me?” As believers, we know Jesus has come, has died, and has been raised from the dead. We know Jesus is returning with salvation for all who truly know and follow him. Let’s ask others to join us in going to the great celebration of grace and salvation at his return!
Loving Father, I seek your presence daily in my life. Without your guidance, love, holiness, and truth, I would be lost and confused. Knowing that my destiny is with you, I look forward to seeing you face to face as your child. Please lead me to those who do not know you, but who are seeking you. Give me eyes to see them, ears to hear their cry, and wisdom to know how to share your grace. Use me to prepare them to meet you at the great Day of Redemption that is coming with your Son. In the name of Christ Jesus my Lord. Amen.
In the second year of King Darius,
on the twenty-first day of the seventh month,
the word of the LORD came through the prophet Haggai:
Tell this to the governor of Judah,
Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel,
and to the high priest Joshua, son of Jehozadak,
and to the remnant of the people:
Who is left among you
that saw this house in its former glory?
And how do you see it now?
Does it not seem like nothing in your eyes?
But now take courage, Zerubbabel, says the LORD,
and take courage, Joshua, high priest, son of Jehozadak,
And take courage, all you people of the land,
says the LORD, and work!
For I am with you, says the LORD of hosts.
This is the pact that I made with you
when you came out of Egypt,
And my spirit continues in your midst;
do not fear!
For thus says the LORD of hosts:
One moment yet, a little while,
and I will shake the heavens and the earth,
the sea and the dry land.
I will shake all the nations,
and the treasures of all the nations will come in,
And I will fill this house with glory,
says the LORD of hosts.
Mine is the silver and mine the gold,
says the LORD of hosts.
Greater will be the future glory of this house
than the former, says the LORD of hosts;
And in this place I will give you peace,
says the LORD of hosts!
Have you ever been so terrified that you felt like your weren’t going to get out it?
Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska was in the dark for a lot of years. She always had smile on her face even though she lived most of her prayer life in the dark. What i am saying to you is even if you feel like in prayer life you get no where just keep praying and just keep holding on. Even though you may not see the light at the end of the tunnel. If you do it for God its always the reason to do it.
And somebody benefits even though it may not be you at the time. Someday you will benefit in heaven. In fact you may have the biggest palace in heaven, you never know what out prayers can do. You never know how many people you can fit in your life that can change your life forever. And maybe your influence on them will do the same for them. I know I get an awful lot of credit even though i don’t see what i do , I know I have to do a lot. So maybe you should do it too and you can see what you do. At least that’s my hope.
So even if your in the dark try to be someone else’s light. If you are lost visit Gods guidance Catholics Come Home. org. or go to your nearest church community. They may have adult formation classes. Right now or soon you can join if you are ready to take that step. However you might want to pray about it first. You may want to wait till next time its happening. It happens every year about this time unless your in Vatican City or in Rome then its every 2 years.
For your information God wants us to be all one church one day. That’s what I am striving for on this blog. Also hoping to make you a better person so you know how to go out and speak God’s word to the best of your ability. Maybe just maybe you and me will meet up in heaven someday.
Your Loving Brother In Christ,
Jon
Our praise is pretty irrelevant to everyone and everything but us, those closest to us, and amazingly to God. In a universe so vast, so much bigger than Nehemiah could have imagined, what is our small voice and our song of praise? The billions of stars and innumerable creatures of the immense seas all cry out that our Creator is LORD. God will receive the worship of the angels and all the heavenly beings. What difference does it make if we praise him? To the universe, to be blunt, it doesn’t matter. But it does to us! It matters even more to the LORD, who longs to be our Father and wants to bring us into relationship with himself.
Holy and amazing God, you alone are Lord — Lord of all creation and Lord of my life. You are praised by all you have made. Your works cry out and declare your creative genius and your loving kindness. Father, I want to add my heartfelt praise to the chorus of creation, the voices of the angels, and the praise of many who have come before me. You are truly worthy to be praised. I gladly offer you my words, my songs, my heart, and my life. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
On the first day of the sixth month in the second year of King Darius,
The word of the LORD came through the prophet Haggai
to the governor of Judah, Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel,
and to the high priest Joshua, son of Jehozadak:
Thus says the LORD of hosts:
This people says:
“The time has not yet come to rebuild the house of the LORD.”
(Then this word of the LORD came through Haggai, the prophet:)
Is it time for you to dwell in your own paneled houses,
while this house lies in ruins?
Now thus says the LORD of hosts:
Consider your ways!
You have sown much, but have brought in little;
you have eaten, but have not been satisfied;
You have drunk, but have not been exhilarated;
have clothed yourselves, but not been warmed;
And whoever earned wages
earned them for a bag with holes in it.
Thus says the LORD of hosts:
Consider your ways!
Go up into the hill country;
bring timber, and build the house
That I may take pleasure in it
and receive my glory, says the LORD.
As you all probably know or at least should know by now our world is in deep turmoil.
It doesn’t look like we are going to get out of it.
That’s when you pray a lot.
I am urging you to find some time to meditate or pray or maybe both, on the way we treat Gods people and Gods earth.
Gods way of telling us your doing wrong is to make natural disasters happen. It isn’t necessary to get anyone hurt. It is against His will. He doesn’t like to see anyone hurt. He is trying to get our attention on what we are doing and how we are treating him and his earth.
I don’t know how else to put this but to PRAY to him. Treat others as you would want to be treated. Be helpful to those around you. This will enable it to be more like a warm caring family and more accurately to Gods will.
Your Loving Brother In Christ,
Jon
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