Building the House of God

MORNING DEVOTION:          December 01, 2010
Biblical Passages: Haggai 1 and 2
"Go up into the mountains and bring them down timber and build the house, so that I may take pleasure in it and be honored."- Haggai 1:8


Message: 
     It is about the church of the LORD. The place where we worship God. How we invest to build a church? Through our Tithes and Offering for the expansion of the Kingdom of God.


Reflection:
     Did you notice na pag marami ka ng nabigay o nagawa, parang may kulang pa din? According in Haggai 1:6, "You have planted much, but you 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." Ibig sabihin because of your mindset. We only think for ourselves. Iniisip natin kung ano mapapala natin at hindi yung i-honor ang LORD, "Because of my house, which remains a ruin, while each of you is busy with his own house." (Haggai 1:9)


Motivation:
     Our church, Doulos for Christ World Harvest Ministry is a best church. Kung babalikan natin ung history ng church building, una sa may Recto, sumunod sa may Masagana Mall and now nasa PhilTrade Center na siya. And now again, we were going to invest 15 million for our new building at talagang sa min na at hindi na kami uupa. Nakaka-motivate di'ba? Lalo na kung magbibigay tayo ng tama at bukal pa sa puso natin. Remember that our investment is for God, Haggai 1:8, "The silver is mine and the gold is mine," declares the LORD Almighty.


Application:
     If we want to claim the promise of the LORD, Haggai 2:4, "The glory of the present house will be greater than the glory of the former house," says the Lord Almighty. And in this place I will grant peace," declares the Lord Almighty.  GIVE THE RIGHT TITHES AND WHOLEHEARTED OFFERING TO THE LORD.