Tucked away toward the back of the Old Testament is the book of Haggai. Though written to the governor, high priest and people of that day, some 2,500 years ago, there are some choice nuggets of gold for us to contemplate and apply to our lives today. Businesses, stock markets and real estate have done well. The American people have prospered. However, amidst all this so-called prosperity, consumer debt and bankruptcies are rising at an alarming rate.
Marriages continue to crumble and families are torn apart.
Morality and character don't seem to matter anymore. Scandal is everywhere. Y2K problems loom on the horizon like a big catalyst ready to launch us into potential turmoil. As one church grows in attendees, two others shrink. In a sense, we can say that individually, and as a church, we are harvesting little, helping few, not very content, anesthetized from reality and ending up with little to show for all our effort and money.