We just finished our study on Ezra this past month... Interesting... crazy... look at this...
Ezra 1:1-4
1 The Lord put it into the mind of King Cyrus to issue a proclamation throughout his entire kingdom and to put it in writing: 2 This is what King Cyrus of Persia says: “The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and has appointed me to build Him a house at Jerusalem in Judah. 3 Whoever is among His people, may his God be with him, and may he go to Jerusalem in Judah and build the house of the Lord, the God of Israel, the God who is in Jerusalem. 4 Let every survivor, wherever he lives, be assisted by the men of that region with silver, gold, goods, and livestock, along with a freewill offering for the house of God in Jerusalem.”
We kept talking about the fact that Ezra was provided all the resources he needed to take the Jews back to Jerusalem and build the House of God with all the foreigners money and supplies. God provided for his people from the people who didn't even live in the same region.
Yesterday... I was given a gift from a guest who was sitting at Pinheads on Sunday and heard Ralph Burke's story. The gift was diamond ring. Are you kidding me? A ring worth thousands of dollars... just like that. The donor suggested that I could sell the ring and use the funds received to help the Burke Family. That is crazy!!! That is the way our God works... while we rest.
Ezra 1:1-4
1 The Lord put it into the mind of King Cyrus to issue a proclamation throughout his entire kingdom and to put it in writing: 2 This is what King Cyrus of Persia says: “The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and has appointed me to build Him a house at Jerusalem in Judah. 3 Whoever is among His people, may his God be with him, and may he go to Jerusalem in Judah and build the house of the Lord, the God of Israel, the God who is in Jerusalem. 4 Let every survivor, wherever he lives, be assisted by the men of that region with silver, gold, goods, and livestock, along with a freewill offering for the house of God in Jerusalem.”
We kept talking about the fact that Ezra was provided all the resources he needed to take the Jews back to Jerusalem and build the House of God with all the foreigners money and supplies. God provided for his people from the people who didn't even live in the same region.
Yesterday... I was given a gift from a guest who was sitting at Pinheads on Sunday and heard Ralph Burke's story. The gift was diamond ring. Are you kidding me? A ring worth thousands of dollars... just like that. The donor suggested that I could sell the ring and use the funds received to help the Burke Family. That is crazy!!! That is the way our God works... while we rest.
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