Scripture:
““Moreover, I hereby decree that you are to help these elders of the Jews as they rebuild this Temple of God. You must pay the full construction costs, without delay, from my taxes collected in the province west of the Euphrates River so that the work will not be interrupted.” Ezra 6:8 NLT
Observation:
The leaders of the land East of the Euphrates realized that Israel was rebuilding their Temple and went to King Darius to see if they had permission. He looked up in the royal records and saw that Cyrus had decreed that the Temple be rebuilt for the people of Israel. When Darius read this, he sent them men back, and told them they had to help pay for it so the work would not be interrupted.
Application:
God has a way of making your enemies pay for your blessing. He can take those who are opposed to you and cause them to pay for your expenses. We must realize that God takes those who oppose His will and His people, and makes them serve Him in one way or another. We must learn to realize that God sometimes uses outsiders and people who were enemies. We can’t simply look to the church world to meet our needs. Gos may have an ungodly businessman who He deals with to pay for our new building.
Prayer:
Father, work in my life. Show Yourself strong and let Your will be done. Let Word of Life have a new building Father, and let it be nice and meet the needs of our people. Resource it however You choose, but bring in the resources to pay for it. Amaze Your people with Your provision for this house as we build Your church globally.
Yours Forever,
Jeff
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