7 The Lord of Hosts says this: “Think carefully about your ways. 8 Go up into the hills, bring down lumber, and build the house. Then I will be pleased with it and be glorified,” says the Lord. 9 “You expected much, but then it amounted to little. When you brought [the harvest] to your house, I ruined it. Why?” [This is] the declaration of the Lord of Hosts. “Because My house still lies in ruins, while each of you is busy with his own house.10 So on your account, the skies have withheld the dewand the land its crops. 11 I have summoned a droughton the fields and the hills,on the grain, new wine, olive oil,and whatever the ground yields,on the people and animals,and on all that your hands produce.” Hag 1:7-11 (HCSB)
I have noticed that we have this problem, we expect God to bless us even when we rebel agains Him in our lives. Haggai reminds us what happens when we rebel. God removes His blessings from us (vs. 9) It also disrupts our fellowship and relationship with God (vs. 9) But God also witholds His blessings from us (vs. 10-11)
There's a lesson to be learned here. God loves us, He forgives us, He shows mercy, but He does not have to bless us even when we rebel. There are consequences to sin and rebellion. We must keep that in mind as we make decisions in our lives.
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