A Call To Confidence In The Future

Its no surprise that Haggai is a little known prophet, for who wants to hear the voice of reconstruction? Who wants to be confronted in their frustration? Haggai arrives in a short window of time beyond the constraints of the Babylon’s stronghold but in the midst of the peoples disappointments in God. “The people” have been freed but on the other side of captivity is a pile of ruins not riches. It is here that the Lord calls us to rebuild our faith, for how can we have been made free only to neglect our freedom?