Introduction / Preamble
Beloved, we gather today under a divine declaration — not of mere encouragement, but of prophetic reassurance. The passage before us is a word in season.
It is God’s word to a weary people, a word to revive the faint-hearted, restore lost glory, and initiate a renewed beginning filled with New Glory.
Haggai 2:6–9 reveals God’s heart toward His covenant people in a time of disarray, dejection, and devastation.
These were people who had known glory — seen it with their eyes — and watched it depart. But the God of all seasons and situations had not forgotten them. And beloved, He has not forgotten us.
Contextual Background
In Haggai’s time, the Israelites were at their lowest ebb:
- The glorious Solomonic Temple had been destroyed (cf. 2 Kings 25:9).
- The Ark was gone, the lampstand extinguished — Ichabod, “the glory has departed” (cf. 1 Samuel 4:21).
- Many had returned from exile in Babylon, but they came home to ruins and rubble.
- Worship felt restricted, and the passion of their devotion was clouded with despair (Haggai 2:3).
They had memory without manifestation… hope without substance.
Yet in the middle of that darkness, God speaks.
God’s Fourfold Response in Haggai 2:6–9
1. God Sends His Word (vs. 6)
“This is what the Lord Almighty says…”
Before God moves, He speaks — His Word always precedes His work.
- The Word is not bound by circumstance. (Isaiah
55:10–11)
- The Word is the seed of transformation, the catalyst for change. (Psalm 107:20)
- In your chaos, God still speaks. Are you listening?
His voice shakes the heavens and the earth — because sometimes things must be shaken before they are rearranged.
🔥 God’s Word is the shaking that precedes the shifting!
2. God Demonstrates His Sovereignty (vs. 6b–7)
“I will shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land. I will shake all nations…”
God reminds Israel that He is Lord over all realms — heaven, earth, sea, and dry land.
- Nothing is outside His reach — not your wilderness, not your broken altar.
- He is the One who causes nations to tremble so His purposes can emerge. (Daniel 2:21)
- He shakes structures and systems to reveal what cannot be shaken. (Hebrews 12:26–27)
No matter where you’ve been — be it exile, barrenness, betrayal, or bondage — God is not
confined by geography or history. His sovereignty extends into your personal wilderness.
3. God Proves His All-Sufficiency (vs. 8)
“The silver is mine, and the gold is mine…”
This is God’s divine declaration of total ownership and limitless provision.
- You don’t need to see the provision — just trust the Provider. (Philippians 4:19)
- Every resource required to fulfill God’s purpose already exists in His hand.
- He is Jehovah Jireh — not just a provider, but The Provision Himself. (Genesis 22:14)
The Israelites worried about the cost of rebuilding — but God said, “I own the supply chain.”
🕊️ The One who gives the vision also owns the provision.
4. God Promises New Glory (vs. 7b, 9)
“I will fill this house with glory…”
“The glory of this present house will be greater than the glory of the former…”
This is the crescendo — the divine announcement of a New Glory.
What is God’s Glory?
- His Presence (Exodus 33:14)
- His Weightiness – the kabod – the heaviness of His nature and influence
- His intervention in the affairs of men
When glory comes:
- The ordinary becomes extraordinary
- The natural is overtaken by the supernatural
- The temporal becomes a stage for the eternal
Dimensions of New Glory in Verse 9:
- 🌅 New Horizon – A new dawn breaks over your life. (Isaiah 43:19)
- 🌿 Greater Restoration – More than what was lost will be restored. (Joel 2:25)
- 💖 Divine Comfort – Peace, not as the world gives. (John 14:27)
- 🔁 Transformation – A change of story and status. (2 Corinthians 3:18)
🎇 This isn’t a recycled past — it’s a brand new future.
Life Application: God’s Glory in Our Midst
What does this mean for us today at AyoBello Memorial Baptist Church?
1. God’s Work in the Midst of the Year Is Mighty
“In a little while…” – God doesn’t need forever. He can shift things suddenly.
God is shaking things, not to destroy, but to reconstruct your future. (Habakkuk 3:2)
2. God Can Turn Around Any Situation
From exile to rebuilding, from tears to triumph — nothing is too far gone.
3. God’s Intervention Is the Gateway to Glory
When God steps in, beginnings are renewed — the end is better than the beginning. (Ecclesiastes 7:8)
4. Peace Is a Signature of God’s Glory
“In this place I will grant peace…” (vs. 9)
Not just absence of trouble, but shalom – fullness,
harmony, health, and wellbeing.
Conclusion:
God is not finished with you.
- He is a restorer of ruined places (Isaiah 58:12).
- He is the lifter of those bowed down in discouragement (Psalm 145:14).
- He gives new beginnings, not by erasing the past, but by redeeming it.
No matter your age or stage — whether you are elderly remembering former glory, an adult in the struggle of rebuilding, or a young adult looking toward the future — God is calling you into a New Glory that exceeds what was.