From This Moment On Series

FROM THIS MOMENT ON

Haggai 2:10-19

(Antioch Baptist Church: Sunday, October 19th, 2025)

There are certain moments that can change the trajectory of our lives. (Graduations, weddings, the birth of our children, deaths of loved ones, etc.) I have experienced many benchmarks and milestones over the last forty-three years, but without a doubt the most important day of my life was December 7th, 1997, for that was the day that I surrendered to the Lord Jesus Christ.

There are various important moments that are chronicled in the Book of Haggai. The prophet’s first oracle was delivered to the people on August 29th, 520 BC. On September 21st of that year the people obeyed the Lord and began to gather the supplies needed to rebuild the Temple. Haggai delivered his second oracle on October 17th, then on December 18th, he delivered his third and fourth messages to the people.

Though there had been some preliminary work on the Temple, December 18th was a very special day, for this was the day that the actual foundation of the Temple was laid. The Lord speaks about the fact that “stone was placed upon stone in the Temple”. God informed His people that things would be much different “from this day on”

Every Christian has their own “foundation day”, that is, there is a day in our lives when we came to faith in Jesus Christ. I hope and pray that you can recall such a day, if not, it is important for you to know that this could be the day that your life is changed immediately, spiritually, and eternally.

With that being said, there is a need for many Christians to have a fresh encounter with the Lord. Similar to the Remnant is Haggai’s day, some have turned away from God and there is a need for them to return to Him. If you will do this, then I am confident that October 19th, 2025, will serve as an important milestone in your life. I would like for us to examine Haggai’s third oracle and consider the subject “From This Moment On”.

There is a great transition that is recorded in verses 18-19, the Lord says, “from this day on I will bless you.” The people returned to the Lord and as a result, the cursing that they had experienced would be turned into blessing. In a sense, the work of restoring the foundation of the Temple served as a metaphor concerning the restored relationship between God and His people.

- Let’s look to verses 10-12 and examine:

THE TIMING OF THIS MOMENT

v10 On the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came by Haggai the prophet,

One December 18, 520 BC the Lord sent another message to His people through the prophet Haggai. Exactly three months prior, “the Lord stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel… Joshua… all the remnant of the people. And they came and worked on the house of the Lord of hosts, their God” (1:14-15). The stirring of God and the response of the people occurred on September 21st, two months later, on October 17th, the Lord encouraged His people to “be strong… and work” and He assured them that He was with them (2:4).

God knows exactly what we need and He knows exactly when we need it. There have been times in my life when I was confused as to why God waited until a certain time to reveal various truths to me, or to place me in a specific situation, or to transform a certain area of my life. I cannot fully understand or explain the sovereignty of God, but I do know that we serve a God who is everywhere at all times. Our God is also all powerful, and He knows everything. Though we may not fully comprehend His ways, we can trust that His timing is always perfect.

If someone comes to faith in Christ today, it will be as a result of God’s perfect timing. If a fallen Christian’s relationship with the Lord is restored, it will be because of God’s perfect timing, if someone surrenders to a specific call to ministry today, it will be according to God’s divine timeline.

The Temple lay in ruins for many years, God was grieved by this reality the entire time. However, the events that are recorded in the Book of Haggai happened according to God’s sovereign will; they happened in His way, and at the exact right time. God’s timing is always perfect and His message is always pertinent

The Lord has ways of confronting us and teaching us truths that are important concerning our relationship with Him. In this instance, God instructed Haggai to converse with the priests about certain regulations that are described in the Law of Moses. Notice: