The end will be better than the beginning

* Luís Alberto Alves

God is supreme and generous. Promise that the end of our life will be better than the beginning. In short, this Word says in Haggai, chapter 2, verse 9: "The glory of this last house shall be greater than the glory of the first, saith the Lord of hosts, and in this place will I give peace, saith the Lord of hosts" .

Israel in this biblical context questioned the situation. The people, ungrateful, had forgotten the miracles of seeing the sea open, raining manna from the sky, drinking water that gushed from the rock and not seeing the clothes and sandals spoiling for 40 years in the desert.

It's no different today. Complaints recur. We have forgotten the good works done by Jesus Christ in the past, when we were taken out of darkness. Instead of looking at the horizon, we waste time with useless discussions.

But what is the house referred to in this text of the prophet Haggai? As always happens many take that word to the material side, leaving the spiritual aside. The house, highlighted by Haggai, is our heart, where one day Jesus Christ entered after we heard softly beating.

Because it is deceptive, this important organ of the human body is prodigal in creating embarrassing situations. It makes the Christian, especially newly converted, make wrong decisions; Some of them without return. It also serves as a deposit of evil feelings and bitterness, which contribute to hatred to take place of love.

* Luís Alberto Alves is a pastor