1. THE CHRISTIAN’S EMPTINESS
Haggai 1:1-11

2. WHEN WE HAVE THE WRONG PRIORITIES IN LIFE WE HAVE:
I. EMPTY CONTENTMENT

3. I. EMPTY CONTENTMENT
A. Empty Jobs
Haggai 1:6a

4. A. Empty Jobs Haggai 1:6a
1. Sown much
(Long hours)

5. A. Empty Jobs Haggai 1:6a
2. Bring in little
(inflation)

6. I. EMPTY CONTENTMENT
B. Empty Nourishment
Haggai 1:6b

7. … ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink …
Haggai1:6b

8. C. Lack Of Proper Clothing
I. EMPTY CONTENTMENT
C. Lack Of Proper Clothing
Haggai 2:6c

9. … ye clothe you, but there is none warm …
Haggai 1:6c

10. WHEN WE HAVE THE WRONG PRIORITIES IN LIFE WE HAVE:
II. EMPTY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

11. A. A Money Bag With Holes Haggai 1:6b

12. … and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes.
Haggai 1:6d

13. B. Appearance Of Success In Life Haggai 1:9

14. Ye looked for much, and, lo it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the Lord of hosts. Because of mine house that is waste, and ye run every man unto his own house.
Haggai 1:9

15. B. Appearance Of Success In Life Haggai 1:9
1. Their crops appeared to have grain, but all was husks and chaff with no kernel

16. B. Appearance Of Success In Life Haggai 1:9
1. Their crops appeared to have grain, but all was husks and chaff with no kernel
2. God took it away

17. Ye looked for much, and, lo it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the Lord of hosts. Because of mine house that is waste, and ye run every man unto his own house.
Haggai 1:9

18. B. Appearance Of Success In Life Haggai 1:9
1. Their crops appeared to have grain, but all was husks and chaff with no kernel
2. God took it away
3. God never gave rain

19. Therefore the heaven over you is stayed from dew, and the earth is stayed from her fruit. And I called for a drought upon the land, and upon the mountains, and upon the corn, and upon the new wine, and upon the oil, and upon that which the ground bringeth forth, and upon men, and upon cattle, and upon all the labour of the hands.
Haggai 1:10-11

20. WHEN WE HAVE THE WRONG PRIORITIES IN LIFE WE HAVE:
III. TO FILL AN EMPTY LIFE

21. A. Jobs Haggai 1:6

22. Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes.
Haggai 1:6

23. 1. Bring honor to God on the job 2. Be a living sacrifice
A. Jobs Haggai 1:6
1. Bring honor to God on the job 2. Be a living sacrifice

24. I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
Romans 12:1-2

25. 3. Live a Christians life at work
A. Jobs Haggai 1:6
3. Live a Christians life at work

26. B. Food

27. Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
I Corinthians 10:31

28. 1. In order to have well balanced nourishment we must feed the whole person
Nourish the body, soul, spirit a) The body – with proper food b) The soul – with the Word of God c) The spirit – with cleansing and freedom in our relationship with God, self and others

29. 2. This includes:
a. Spiritual food b. Spiritual fellowship with God c. Spiritual fellowship with others d. Spiritual peace

30. C. Clothes
1. Dress for service (like a Christian) 2. The whole armor of God

31. But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
I Peter 1:15-16

32. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
Ephesians 6:11

33. C. Clothes
1. Dress for service (like a Christian) 2. The whole armor of God 3. Spiritual exercise warms the soul

34. The Christian answer to the bag of holes
D. Savings
The Christian answer to the bag of holes

35. Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
Matthew 6:19-21

36. NOTE:
He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose
Jim Elliot

37. WHEN WE HAVE THE WRONG PRIORITIES IN LIFE WE HAVE:
CONCLUSION
WHEN WE HAVE THE WRONG PRIORITIES IN LIFE WE HAVE:
I. EMPTY CONTENTMENT
II. EMPTY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
III. TO FILL AN EMPTY LIFE