Focusing On Spiritual Things Today
Categories: Church of Christ Bulletin Articles Tags: Bible Lessons on FocusAfter hurricane Andrew struck South Florida in August 1992, teams of researchers descended on the state to measure the storm’s impact on everything from building materials to tropical fish.
The prophets of the Bible did a similar evaluation after spiritual disasters. They documented the personal, social, and environmental effects of turning away from the one true God (Isaiah 1:1-9; Haggai 1:2-7).
In behalf of a loving God, the prophet Haggai urged his neighbors to give careful attention to what had happened. He noted the priority they were giving to their own comforts and wanted them to observe how dissatisfied and empty they still were (Haggai 1:5-6; cf. Ecclesiastes 2:1-11).
If God didn’t care, He wouldn’t ask us to consider the time and effort we are spending on creature comforts. If He didn’t love us, He wouldn’t remind us of all that He has given us (Acts 14:16-17; Acts 17:24-25). God sees what has happened to us and knows how much we need to focus on spiritual things today (Colossians 3:1-4; Matthew 6:33 ESV).