Today’s Reading:
Haggai 1
Haggai 2
“Did anyone from among you see the magnificent glory of the original temple? And how does it look to you now? Does it not seem as nothing in your eyes? “I, Yahweh say to you, Zerubbabel, be courageous! Joshua, son of Jehozadak, high priest, be courageous! All you living in the land, take heart! Go to work, for I am with you, says Yahweh, Commander of Angel Armies. I, Yahweh, will keep the covenant that I made with you when you came out of Egypt. My Spirit is still present among you, so be fearless.””
Haggai 2:3-5 TPT
I heard the Spirit of the Living God say,
Many are building castles of sand and cannot see the tide approaching or the waves rising. They are building castles of sand, and soon the waves will overtake them. They will be completely caught and engulfed by big waves that come to shore, and the castles they have built with such care and attention will be swept away.
“For I declare to you: Very soon, I, Yahweh, Commander of Angel Armies, will once again shake the heavens and earth, the land and sea. “I, Yahweh, Commander of Angel Armies, will shake every nation, and the treasures of the nations will flow in, and I will fill this temple with glory. “I, Yahweh, Commander of Angel Armies, declare to you, all the silver and gold is mine.”
Haggai 2:6-8 TPT
Then I asked the Lord who these people were, because I was not getting the sense that they were bad people. And I got a sense that this was about the stock market.
Then I heard Him say, A crash is coming. Build upon a firm foundation. Build upon something strong and sturdy and not easily moved.
As He said that I saw a vision of gold and silver bricks — mostly silver bricks with the occasional gold brick.
“I, Yahweh, Commander of Angel Armies, declare to you, the glory of this new temple will surpass the glory of the original, and I will grant peace and prosperity in this place. “I, Yahweh, Commander of Angel Armies, have spoken.”
Haggai 2:9 TPT
Then I heard, Order is being restored. But a great washing away must come first, and a great crash will precede the washing away.
And in a vision I could see a split scene with the beach and waves and people building sandcastles on the left. It was between 80-90% of the picture. And the scene on the right was between 10-20% of the picture. The right side of the split scene was the orderly stacking of silver and gold bricks into what seemed like a model scale home. Suddenly, I began to weep.
Then the Lord said, Don’t be caught unawares. Don’t build your future on shifting sand. Build it on what is real. Build it on the rock and firm foundation. Build with bricks of silver and gold. This is the way of the future. Don’t get caught by the crashing waves. Build on a firm foundation, brick by brick for your future.
I asked the Lord for more clarity. I asked where Bitcoin fit in, and I saw what appeared to be long lines of digital bricks in black and white. It was something like a ticker tape on numerous screens of these digital bricks. I got the sense that cash and stocks are very fragile. And during this encounter, I kept hearing over and over again in my spirit — the silver and gold are mine.
How to Respond
- Read the two chapters of Haggai.
- Seek the Lord for the best way to position your personal and business finances. Ask Him to show you what building for the future of His Kingdom and your household looks like in your life.
- Pray, Holy Spirit thank You that You bring warning and insight not to scare us, but to help us to be prepared. I reject a spirit of fear that may try to come against me through this warning of economic crash. And I partner with You Holy Spirit. You lead me into all truth. You are the wisdom who has been since the beginning. Give me a strategy. Bring divine connections. Show me what to do, and give me the courage and decisiveness to do it for the future of Your Kingdom and my household.
- Declare, Tell these words to Zerubbabel governor of Judah: ‘I am going to shake the heavens and the earth. I will topple thrones and destroy the dynasties of foreign kingdoms. I will crash their chariots and their riders. Horses and their riders will die, for their riders will kill one another with the sword. I, Yahweh, Commander of Angel Armies, declare, when that day comes, I will take you, my servant Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, and make you like a signet ring. For I have chosen you to be mine. I, Yahweh, Commander of Angel Armies have spoken.’
Haggai 2:21-23 TPT - Decree, I will not build my house upon the sand. I will build my future on the solid rock of Christ Jesus. The Lord is giving me wisdom in how to structure and change my financial positions, so I can be strongly and resiliently positioned amidst an incoming crash that is designed to take down the Lord’s enemies. I will be soundly positioned to be one who builds and advances His House and His Kingdom. My family, home and future will be secure.
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