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November 4, 2019

Coming Alive in Christ

Michelle Shrader   |   Read Haggai 1:15 , Read Haggai 2:1-5

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Lectionary Week
November 4–10, 2019
Scripture Overview

Following the return from exile to Babylon, the people of God have much work to do to restore the city of Jerusalem. Haggai is one of the prophets sent by God to encourage them. God promises future material blessings for the people and a time of peace. The psalmist praises God and declares that future generations will pass on the stories of God’s wonderful works. In Second Thessalonians, Paul addresses a group that is disturbed because they think they have missed the return of Christ. He assures them that they have not missed the time and admonishes them to persevere in their faith. In Luke, Jesus is asked about marriage in the resurrection, but he focuses on God as the God of the living.

Questions and Suggestions for Reflection

Read Haggai 1:15b–2:9. When have you had to rely on God’s promises for the future? How did your faith in God’s provision keep you focused on the long-term goal?
Read Psalm 145:1-5, 17-21. How do you share God’s majesty and justice with the next generations?
Read 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17. How do you live a disciplined life, trusting in the Lord whether or not the end is near?
Read Luke 20:27-38. How can you be open to the ways God will answer your questions in unexpected ways?

Respond by posting a prayer .

Haggai 1:15

15 on the twenty-fourth day of the sixth month in the second year of Darius the king.

Unless otherwise indicated, scripture quotations are from the Common English Bible. Copyright © 2011 Common English Bible. Used by permission.

Haggai 2:1-5

1 On the twenty-first day of the seventh month, the LORD’s word came through Haggai the prophet: 2 Say to Judah’s governor Zerubbabel, Shealtiel’s son, and to the chief priest Joshua, Jehozadak’s son, and to the rest of the people: 3 Who among you is left who saw this house in its former glory? How does it look to you now? Doesn’t it appear as nothing to you? 4 So now, be strong, Zerubbabel, says the LORD. Be strong, High Priest Joshua, Jehozadak’s son, and be strong, all you people of the land, says the LORD. Work, for I am with you, says the LORD of heavenly forces. 5 As with our agreement when you came out of Egypt, my spirit stands in your midst. Don’t fear.

Unless otherwise indicated, scripture quotations are from the Common English Bible. Copyright © 2011 Common English Bible. Used by permission.

Godly work often requires vision beyond the present moment. When God commands the Israelites to rebuild the Temple, some lack motivation. They can remember what the Temple looked like before it was destroyed, and they cannot envision clearly the splendor of the new Temple. Through the prophet Haggai, God tells...

Loving God, empower us for the living of these days. Grow within us the strength and courage to continue to work toward a life on earth as it is in heaven. Amen.


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