Consider your ways (Haggai 1)
The Lord God of Hosts says, “Consider your ways!
You will not prosper while you seek your own gain.
Give up your fancy houses, and blessings you won’t share,
and you shall have enough, and to spare.”
You harvest too little and the reaping goes too fast.
You eat but you still hunger when dinnertime is past.
Your thirst is not quenched by the drink in your bowl.
And your wages are collected in a bag full of holes.
The narrow road to true life is really hard to find.
The lights and sirens of the world can make you miss its sign.
Be careful not to miss it — those who do will see
Consuming fire through eternity.
The Lord God of Hosts says, “Consider your ways!
You will not prosper while you seek your own gain.
Give up your fancy houses, and blessings you won’t share,
and you shall have enough, and to spare.”
© 2016 Debbie Durant, Walnut Run Music, ASCAP
