September 10, 2026
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Reading along with us in Ezra and James? Here’s today’s reading:
Ezra 4 (NIV)
Opposition to the Rebuilding
1 When the enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the exiles were building a temple for the Lord, the God of Israel, 2 they came to Zerubbabel and to the heads of the families and said, “Let us help you build because, like you,……Continue Reading
Wherever the work of God is progressing, the work of evil people will be there to disrupt and stop it. We need the discernment to identify them and give clear answers to them. And watch out for the devices they will use to come against us. They will have no problem with making things up or interpreting things in a way that supports them and discredits us. We need to cling to God and trust him in the way that He will work on our behalf and see what right means we will use to defend ourselves against the lies and half-truths told about us.
Despite fear of retribution by their enemies, the people built an altar and sacrificed burnt offerings to the Lord, celebrating the Festival of Tabernacles. They praised God with thanksgiving when the foundation was laid. They sang so loud that they could be heard far away. May we be so bold as to proclaim the Lord’s greatness in the presence of people who persecute us for our belief that Jesus is Lord.
Ezra 4
Ezra 4
Ezra 4
Ezra 4
Opposition comes to the rebuilding project. We need to expect that when we are doing something for God’s glory, Satan will want to come against it. Frustrating when someone tells lies or even half truths, like using the people’s past disobediences as a way to question their future behavior, about us. But we know Satan is a liar and therefore this is expected. We need not get dragged down into every battle when someone says something about us, we need not lose sleep over man’s opinions, but rather we need to be listening to God’s voice in our lives and be sure we are standing in His will and doing what is right in His eyes.
Psalm 23; Ezra 3-4; Nehemiah 3
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