Calvary Chapel of San Antonio

"4 The people of the city were divided; some sided with the Jews, others with the apostles". The cross of Jesus is the central focus-point of history. It is, always has been and always will be, a line in the sand. The cross divides families, friends, communities, even nations. We should not be afraid of the division caused by this message. It is inevitable, unavoidable...

Revival has begun. The work on the temple has begun. Haggai found the people spiritually lazy, he delivered God’s word, they listened and they changed! That is all God needs…

The interesting thing is that God was rejoicing over this building. He doesn’t care about magnificent buildings; He care about joyful/grateful hearts! We remember that the Shekinah glory of God had departed that magnificent temple before the Babylon invaded. A beautiful building without the glory of God in it is, well, pretty ugly. God left but He will again inhabit this temple. From heaven, He would look at the work and rejoice in the workers and God is going to deliver a stern warning for them to get right and, for the workers, not to get discouraged—they were doing a great work…

It is common for people to put off making a decision about Jesus. It’s almost as though we think we have time to delay making a choice. Let’s begin today by reminding each of us about the urgency of the day/hour we live in...