Haggai 1:1 Then came the word of the Lord by Haggai the prophet, saying, 4 Is it time for you, O ye, to dwell in your ceiled houses, and this house lie waste?
Very often, when places are in a state of persistent or extreme drought, the underlying problem is not global warming or a lack of rain. The issue is often due to unfaithfulness in returning to The Lord, that which is His. In fact, returning a faithful tithe could in many cases mitigate several problems you encounter with your car, it could cause your dinero to stretch to the max, and it can cause your mango, and avocado trees to produce profusely.
All of these side effects and more, can in very many instances be tied directly to a person’s or a nation’s faithfulness or unfaithfulness in tithes and offerings, as the case might be. For instance, when the people in the days of Haggai suffered from severe water shortages, it wasn’t due to global warming, or any of those underlying issues that science often points to. The problems stemmed from the people leaving God for last and, everything else first.
Thus, when persons refuse to acknowledge God as The Giver of everything the focus inevitably shifts to self, and manmade solutions to the problems that are very often incidental to unfaithfulness. Thus, nations and individuals suffer unnecessarily, and chase after phantom solutions, while the simple answer is to be found in the Scriptures, in very many cases.
Haggai 1:5 Now therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts; Consider your ways. 6 You have sown much, and bring in little; you eat, but you have not enough; you drink, but you are not filled with drink; you clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earns wages earns wages to put it into a bag with holes.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!