The conference is over and I’m still trying to process everything.  Last night Walter Kaiser shared 4 ways to renew the work of God from Haggai 1.

First: Refuse to offer excuses – especially time excuses (v1-4)

Second: Set priorities – God’s ways and work first (v5-6)

Third: Get involved in God’s work – obey God for his glory (v7-12)

Fourth: Receive God’s enablement – God is with you (v13-15)

How often do we make excuses and give God the leftovers of our time and talent?  Are we obeying God by doing his work or are we sinning?  (Those are our two options)  Are we seeking God’s enabling?

If all goes well, I will be attending the RHMA Small-Town Pastors’ Conference Monday through Wednesday this week.  The conference focus is “Seeking Revival in Rural America.”  Assuming the hotel has a computer in the lobby to use, I will be writing thoughts about revival from the conference while I’m there.  Since I’ll be using a public computer, I will be adding comments to this post rather than adding new posts.  So watch for comments on this post during the week.  And if you have thoughts on revival, please add your own comments as well.  May the Lord revive his church!