From This Day On I Will Bless You

The sermon explores Haggai's instruction to the post-exilic community to evaluate their spiritual condition by looking backward at years of neglect, looking around at current lack of fruit, and looking forward to God's promise of blessing. It emphasizes that God disciplines those He loves not merely to punish, but to train them toward holiness, warning against a stiff-necked resistance to correction. The preacher highlights the grace of God who blesses obedience before completion, encouraging believers to act faithfully even when results are not immediately visible. Ultimately, the message points to Christ as the one who bears the covenant curse, allowing believers to move from condemnation to spiritual blessing through faith alone. This transition underscores that salvation and sanctification are gifts of grace rather than rewards for human effort.