Title Set yourself apart (Ezra 6:16-22)
In life, everyone wants to be happy and to last for a long time when they are happy
Dae-dae has an instinct to finish quickly and start anew.
As long as human beings live with expectations, desires and hopes, everything will build self-motivation and self-confidence.
If you go out, but are wandering and conflicting with your gloomy self, you are easily frustrated and depressed with a loss of motivation.
You become pessimistic about yourself.
If there is love and happiness that I want to keep for a long time, I want to stop time as it is.
But if there is pain and suffering that you don't want to think about anymore and want to erase
There will be a nature to want to let go.
No matter how much we did our best, we did our best if we had regrets and regrets.
There are those who say that they are satisfied with what they lack.
In this way, we are in the same situation, but we react completely differently depending on our personality and mood.
Ezra was a Jewish prophet born during the Babylonian captivity.
Reconstructing the temple while leading the second return of prisoners to Jerusalem due to the decree of Cyrus
I have fulfilled the mission of consecration.
(Ezra 1:1) In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the LORD from the mouth of Jeremiah,
He moved the heart of King Cyrus, and he made a proclamation in the whole country and issued a decree, saying,
"(Ezra 1:2) ...The LORD ... commanded me to build a temple in Jerusalem in Judah."
The history began with the premise that God had permitted all the work of the return of captivity and the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem.
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Therefore, we do what pleases God and what He allows.
There are many obstacles and obstacles, but we cannot stop or avoid the work that is being done by the inspiration of God.
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“(Ezra 4:4) From this point on, the people of the land weakened the hand of the people of Judah, and hindered their building.”
(Ezra 4:6) And when Ahasuerus ascended to the throne, they wrote, accusing the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.
But if you want to do God's work, there will be someone who will help you in any way.
No matter how great obstacles are, if you do your best in the mission God has given you, He will surely open the way for you.
(Ezra 5:2) Then Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua son of Jozadak arose, and the temple of God in Jerusalem
When they began to build, the prophets of God were with them to help.”
How can we do what pleases God while doing God’s work in God’s temple?
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1. God's work must be done promptly.
“(Ezra 6:7) Do not block the work of the house of God, but let the governors and elders of Judah build this house of God in its own place.”
“(Ezra 6:8) … Give the expenses to these men quickly, so that they do not delay.”
"(Ezra 6:12) ... I, Darius, have made a decree, do it quickly."
"(Ezra 6:13) When the decree of King Darius was issued... and his companions acted swiftly."
The mission I received under the inspiration of God is not to delay with my thoughts, judgment, and intellect.
Even if God's work is difficult and difficult to handle, we must obey it quickly.
The longer the time, the longer the meetings, and the more different opinions the more distractions and negatives you can get from doing anything.
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Because your moods, emotions, and experiences are involved.
" (Ezra 6:14) The elders of the Jews were admonishing Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the grandson of Iddo to build the house.
The work was prosperous...and he built the house and wrote it."
(Ezra 6:15) The temple was completed on the third day of the month of Adar in the sixth year of King Darius.
“(Ezra 6:16) … the descendants celebrated the dedication of the house of God with joy.”
By doing this quickly, you can make a successful, fulfilling, and joyful dedication.
The more time passes in God's work, the easier it is to be tested and the more opportunities for conflicts to arise.
You must be able to act quickly and obey immediately what is permitted by the inspiration of God.
2. God's work should be done with joy.
The work that God has entrusted to us allows only the things that are most precious and necessary to us.
Even if it seems unnecessary to me and a heavy burden is lifted, it is God's
If it's allowed, it's definitely beneficial to me.
Therefore, we should be grateful and bear the duties and missions given to us with joy.
(Ezra 6:16) The children of Israel, the priests, the Levites, and other children of captivity
I'm doing the dedication ceremony."
“(Ezra 6:17) At the dedication of the house of God, one hundred bulls, two hundred rams, and four hundred lambs…”
“(Ezra 6:18) … to serve God in Jerusalem, as it was written in the book of Moses.”
"(Ezra 6:22) Because it was a joy, they kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days, because the LORD pleased them..."
The work God has entrusted to me worship, devotion, and service can be a blessing to me if I participate in it with a joyful heart.
It becomes a joy and also an infinite joy and an example for others around you.
If your heart is happy, it is not a waste to offer anything, whether it is one hundred bulls, two hundred rams, or four hundred lambs.
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And whether you worship for seven hours or keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days, you never get bored.
When the work that God has entrusted to me and the work that I do are God's work, the joy overflows.
It is possible to give birth and worship with joy and devotion with a joyful heart.
So we should be happy.
3. God's work must be done with power.
God's work should not be postponed to anything negative, negative, or lukewarm.
We should not belittle the work of a hard worker or leave it indifferent.
We must help each other to be strong and courageous, and we must work together for good.
“(Ezra 6:22) … to strengthen the working hand of God, the God of Israel.”
If God entrusts us with anything, He gives us strength, power, and gifts to do it.
Therefore, God's work must be done with power.
To act with power means to do your best and to do it to the end.
No matter what we do, it is a reality we all have about our shortcomings or weaknesses.
However, giving up in the middle or doing it without sincerity leads to shame.
We now know how to dedicate ourselves to our worship or mission.
If we think we can do it and we think we can't do things that are difficult for us, we have nothing to say.
Those who make great history know what they do after they fail.
I'm not saying this because I know, but because I keep asking questions, I'm speaking to answer
There are people who said it was.
We need to be distinct from the world and from our ordinary point of view or the common man.
God's work must be done quickly.
God's work must be done with a joyful heart.
God's work must be done with power.
In that way, there is nothing that cannot be done and nothing that cannot be done.
Hallelujah!