I have hidden Thy word in my heart.

Haggai 2. In this Chapter God is specific, about what He wants, about who He is and about what He plans to do. “‘In a little while I will once more shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land. I will shake all the nations, and the desired of all the nations will come, and I will fill this house with glory’, says the Lord Almighty. ‘The silver is Mine and the gold is Mine’, declares the Lord Almighty. ‘The glory of this present house will be greater than the glory of the former house,’ says the Lord Almighty. ‘And in this place I will grant PEACE,’ declares the Lord Almighty” (Verses 6-9). I find the fact that Haggai repeats God’s title not as just the Lord, but as the Lord Almighty, very interesting. I take it as a reminder to the people (and us as well) of who God is. He is not just Lord. He is the ALMIGHTY Lord (the creator, the master, and savior). The reminder was a necessary one, the people were about to undertake a dangerous task. They were to rebuild the house of God. The place where God would dwell. For their enemies this would be a sign of rebellion, a declaration that Israel was once again putting their faith, their trust, and their life in the hands of God. Israel needed to remember who He was. The road to rebuild was not going to be an easy one, but their Lord is the ALMIGHTY, and He promised, “In this place I will grant PEACE.”