Is the seed yet in the barn? Indeed, the vine, the fig tree, the pomegranate, and the olive tree have yielded nothing. But from this day on I will bless you.
Haggai 2:19
So long ago God’s people learned
a painful lesson of Law spurned
They turned away from worship and praise
for personal rest and home luxuries
For a very short time they were at ease
Until drought and famine gave them the squeeze
And backed into hunger and pain
They listened to God’s call again
The stuff of this earth failed them
as God’s prophet relentlessly assailed them
Haggai told them judgment would change
to blessing if they obeyed again
In their return the truth was heard
And the walls went up… the lesson learned
They came back to the Lord repentant
Found Him forgiving and truth accepted
The worthless pursuit of personal ease
will let us down but falling to our knees
we will find God forgives and even restores
so that we can find His blessing once more
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