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Haggai 1:11 “In the second year of King Darius, in the sixth month, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came by Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, saying, 2  “Thus speaks the Lord of hosts, saying: ‘This people says, “The time has not come, the time that the Lord’s house should be built.”’” 3  Then the word of the Lord came by Haggai the prophet, saying, 4  “ Is it time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses, and this temple to lie in ruins?” 5  Now therefore, thus says the Lord of hosts: “Consider your ways! 6  “You have sown much, and bring in little; 
You eat, but do not have enough; 
You drink, but you are not filled with drink; 
You clothe yourselves, but no one is warm;
 And he who earns wages, 
Earns wages to put into a bag with holes.” 7  Thus says the Lord of hosts: “Consider your ways! 8  Go up to the...

We have all been created in a way that only a relationship with our Creator can fulfil us. Everything else is emptiness. Every man has his own set of circumstances, whether good or bad. Some men may be rich and surrounded by friends and family, whilst some men may be poor, lonely and have experienced great pain and loss. We would never think that these two men are in any way similar by the way that they think or the problems that they have. Yet, both men are in need of exactly the same thing, both men have exactly the same troubles, the same problems and the same thoughts. Look at Job in Job and King Solomon in Ecclesiastes . In terms of circumstances these men are the polar opposites. Job has experienced tremendous pain and loss and is in poor health. In comparison, Solomon, the king of Jerusalem at one time, has all he ever wanted. He has riches more than anyone before him and he is blessed with wisdom and knowledge. Despite being the complete opposites, both men are as equally ...