THE PRESENT

GLORY
“The glory of this present
house will be greater than
the glory of the former
house”
Haggai 2:9
The temple of God gave direction to
the people of Israel. Nevertheless,
when they turned away from God’s
laws, His Judgement came on the
nation and the temple was
destroyed.
The people suffered many
hardships, including ‘The
Diaspora’ – when the
tribes of Israel were
scattered across all the
nations of the earth.
 God later had to move the hearts of His people
to go back to Jerusalem and begin rebuilding
the temple.
When they had returned, they were so
absorbed in their problems that they took their
eyes of their primary goal – rebuilding the
House of God. People can only be saved
through the preaching of the gospel.
 When people sink into religious conformity,
they lose their vision, the spirit of conquest, their
faith, and their direction.

In Haggai 1, God exhorts His people and provides a

diagnosis of the crisis. The root of the problem was
very simple: They were not committed to the
building the House of God.
Through the prophet, the Lord Himself
presented three aspects necessary for bringing
the present glory to the House of Israel.

“
Go up to the mountains, bring wood
and rebuild the temple, that I may
be pleased with it and be glorified,” says
the LORD.” (Haggai 1:8)
1. Go up to the mountain. (Psalm
24:3-5)
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Who may ascend the
mountain of the LORD?
    Who may stand in his holy
place?
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The one who has clean
hands and a pure heart,
who does not
trust in an idol
    or swear by a false god.
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They will receive
blessing from the LORD
    and vindication from
God their Savior.
Purity of the Heart
Holiness of the soul
(guarding our lips from
words that do not edify,
avoiding speaking
negatively)
2. Bring Wood
And I tell you that you are Peter,  and on this
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rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades[b

]
 will not overcome it.
Matthew 16:18
you also, like living stones, are being built into a
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spiritual house[a] to be a holy priesthood, offering

spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through
Jesus Christ. (1 Peter 2:5)
 The wood that the Lord was
referring to here was the Cross,
where Jesus died.
When he says, “Bring
wood,” you cannot bring an
unknown kind of wood.
When we understand the
revelation of the cross:
Our eyes are opened
and we receive Jesus’
death as our death to
sin.
The Curse we
carried, the
oppression and
bondage that ruled
us for years, is
destroyed.
Whoever experiences the
revelation of the cross, will no
longer allow the enemy to tempt
him or her through the desires
of the flesh.
When you understand the power
of the cross, you live each day in
victory. Paul understood the power of
the Cross and said, “I have been crucified
with Christ and I no longer live, but
Christ lives in me.” (Galatians 2:20)
 Everyday we bring our nature to the
cross of Calvary; we take the wood and
we tell Him, “Lord, today I bring my
nature before You, I deny myself, take
up the cross of Christ and follow You. I
renounce my own will, I renounce my
desires and accept Your will.”
 When someone has experienced
the revelation of the Cross, they
are able to help many people and
are able to see lives surrendered at
the feet of Christ.
Paul said: “When I came to you, I did not
come with eloquence or human
wisdom as I proclaimed to you the
testimony about God.  For I resolved to
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know nothing while I was with you

except Jesus Christ and him crucified.”
(1 Corinthians 2:1-2)
3. Rebuild the Temple
built on the foundation of the
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apostles and prophets, with Christ

Jesus himself as the chief
cornerstone.
(Ephesians 2:20)
 4. Remaining Loyal at All Times
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Who, being in very nature God,
   did not consider equality with God something
to be used to his own advantage;
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rather, he made himself nothing
    by taking the very nature of a servant,
    being made in human likeness.
(Philippians 2:6-7)
 CONCLUSION
Continuous lasting success in
carrying out the work of God
requires a life completely
surrendered at His feet.
Our commitment is something dynamic, not
static. This means that every believer who
commits to rebuilding His house must be
sure that they are, at all times, living in the
realm of the Holy Spirit, and that they are
progressing to greater levels of conquest as
they recognize that all the glory is the
Lord’s.