In asking the Jews in Haggai’s time to consider their ways, God pointed to the scarcity they were facing as a yardstick for evaluating whether they were experiencing the consequence of their wrong actions or inactions. In the same way, God is asking us to use our present experience to evaluate whether we are going through the consequence of abandoning our spiritual growth and development. In this regard, God speaks of a famine in the land and your life, noting that a famine can be in the land and not in your life. If, however, you are experiencing a famine in your life, regardless of whether it is in the land, you need to seek God’s face concerning your situation.

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