Haggai: God's Presence in Rebuilding | Video DevotionalNäide

Prepare Your Heart

Welcome to Haggai: God's Presence in Rebuilding. Before you journey through the book of Haggai, watch the short overview video below. Throughout the book of Haggai, God's call to rebuild the temple as a symbol of His covenant and life-giving presence is revealed. Through the prophet Haggai, God shows his people that their failure to prioritize God's presence among them is the reason behind their diminishing quality of life. Through obedience, God's people overcome discouragement and rediscover hope in His promise to fill the new temple with greater glory. Haggai shows us that Jesus, the true temple, secures God's presence for all.

Reflect

Next, we invite you to read a central part of the book of Haggai. Haggai 2:6-9 shows us that God's promise of a glorious temple points to His plan to bring His life-giving presence to His people in ways they could never achieve on their own. This passage reassures the discouraged builders that God's ultimate glory and provision will exceed their expectations, foreshadowing the coming of Jesus as the ultimate temple where God's presence dwells among His people.

What's Next?

Each day of this reading plan, you will watch a short video that walks you through the book of Haggai and shows how Jesus, the ultimate fulfillment of God's promise and presence, serves as our eternal King and cornerstone of a new and unshakable kingdom.

Each day, you will see the same three things:

1.What’s Happening?

This section explains what is going on in the text.

2.Where is the Gospel?

This section shows how this story ultimately points to Jesus and his Gospel.

3.A Time of Prayer

This is a short prayer meant to propel you into Scripture to see the good news of Jesus for yourself.

We hope this journey transforms you. Our prayer is that the Holy Spirit would open your eyes to see the beauty of Jesus in all of Scripture.