In all of our houses, we have that one drawer we never open. For some, it contains batteries or screwdrivers, or for me, it’s the cabinet where we keep my dad and brother’s glasses cleaners. We might describe this drawer as strange, small, not important, unused, or even dusty. Did you know the Bible also has a forgotten drawer? I doubt this is on purpose, but there are some bible drawers used more than others. Can you quote John 3:16? What about summarize Genesis 1? Now, can you tell me what the book of Haggai is about? I say this with love, but why not? Why do those books collect dust as if they aren’t as necessary, as important, as the other books? Why have many Christians gone their entire life not ever opening to Zechariah or Jude unless a preacher mentioned it in his sermon? These books, just like Romans and Proverbs, are God-breathed words, according to 2 Timothy 3:16. This alone, being the word of God, should be enough to make them worth studying. Just because Haggai and Jude and other books of similar length are considered minor does not mean they’re unimportant - just short. The same is for the chronology chapters, and even Paul’s greetings at the beginning of his books. What can you learn from these short books or greetings? While small, they contain messages that even we today can draw from. In Haggai, God’s people were failing to rebuild the temple, making many excuses. Haggai 1:2 says “This speaks the Lord of Hosts, saying ‘This people says, “The time has not come, the time that the Lord’s house should be built.”’” Notice, the people claimed it was just not the time to build the temple; they could wait till later. But, that’s not what the Lord wanted. In verses 3-4, it says Then the word of the Lord came by Haggai the prophet, saying, “Is it time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses, and this temple to lie in ruins?” The Lord, through Haggai, sent a message to His people that by not rebuilding the temple, they lie in ruins. He continued, saying, Now therefore, thus says the Lord of hosts: “Consider your ways! “You have sown much, and bring in little; You eat, but do not have enough; You drink, but you are not filled with drink; You clothe yourselves, but no one is warm; And he who earns wages, Earns wages to put into a bag with holes.” Thus says the Lord of hosts: “Consider your ways!” (Haggai 1:5-7 NKJV) Repeatedly, God asked His people, just as I’m asking you now, to “consider your ways”. All they did - eating, drinking, sowing - was not enough because they refused to obey His command. They were living under the burden of unfulfilled duty to their Lord, and it greatly displeased Him. Are we also ignoring the word of the Lord by choosing bits and pieces to study when we see fit? Why would we not want to read all of scripture, even just for a greater glimpse at the awesomeness of our Creator? What I hope you got from this is that I truly believe any word that God thought was important enough to give to us is important enough for me to read at least once in my studies. Every time we read His word, we grow closer to Him, learn more about Him, and strengthen our faith. I hope this encourages you to spend more time in every corner of God’s word, and dust off those smaller drawers.