Wednesday, September 25, 2013

25th Week, Ordinary Time, Thursday, 26-09-13

Haggai 1:1-8 / Luke 9:7-9

KIV stands for "Kept In View". It means that an item or an issue or a project is to be looked at along the way.

But it has become a practice that when we say KIV we don't really mean it.

KIV can be substituted with another word called "later".

And when we say "later", we may mean it to be more like "never".

And that was what happened when the exiles returned to Jerusalem to build the Temple.

At first they were enthusiastic and foundations were laid.

Then they began to encounter problems with the building. And then they had their own concerns with their own business of their own lodging.

So the building of the Temple was "KIV" which means "later" but it could end up as "never".

The prophet Haggai was called to remind the people of the building of the Temple.

But his message was for the people to reflect for themselves and see how things had gone for them.

Essentially it is also a message for us. When we put God first, everything will be gathered together. But when we don't then everything will be scattered.