Haggai
Track 10
Cm7 A# D D7 Haggai speaks to returned exiles Gm Dm They came back home but stopped the work D# F The temple lay open Dm Gm The Lord’s house waited Cm But their own houses F Looked just fine Cm They said F Cm7 The time has not come F Interesting timing A# God’s house could wait D7 But comfort could not Gm Ceilings were finished Cm F Priorities were not A# God told them D Consider your ways Gm You sow much Dm But harvest little D# You earn wages F Then lose them fast Dm7 Gm Like money placed in a bag with holes C7 F This is not ancient only Gm D7 We do the same, we build careers Gm Fm We build homes, we build platforms D# We build plans, Cm Cm7 Fm F7 then give God what time remains Gm D# F Haggai is not about hating comfort, Dm Gm it is about ordering love. Cm7 F A# God is not honored by leftovers. C D Delayed obedience can sound reasonable Gm A# Especially when we call it C7 F Not the right season A# Then the people listens, D7 irrevable listen Gm Joshua listened Fm7 A#7 D# The remnant feared the Lord F A# And God said, I am with you Cm7 That was the turning point F Not more excuses Gm Cm Cm7 Not better timing F Obedience F# G# C# The later glory would be greater A#m The nations would shake D#m7 C# The desired one would come Cm7 F7 A#m Haggai points beyond stones and walls G# F# F God was preparing Messiah’s house D# A# Haggai teaches clearly D Check your priorities Gm A# Consider your ways D# A# Do not decorate your own ceiling Cm F D# While God’s work stays unfinished A# Cm The Lord is patient Gm But he is not fooled Cm Put first F7 A# What belongs first D Not leftovers Gm Not someday D# Cm F7 A# D# Not after comfort, consider your way