332 Ezra 4 – 6; 1 John 4
There is always opposition. It is a fact of life. It is not a fun fact of life. The passage starts with these words, "Old enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the exiles were building The Temple of the God of Israel." Once they heard the news they came and asked if they could help. The answer was no. It was the right answer, but that did not please them so, they set out to ruin the project. These enemies went to great lengths to stop the Temple from being built and eventually were successful. However, the Jewish leaders stepped up and started rebuilding the Temple again with the backing of Darius the King. It is hard enough to build or rebuild in good conditions, let alone with people riding your back the whole time. It was a combined effort with Haggai, Zechariah, and Zerubbabel. It took a team to do this job. They were the leadership team. The people followed them and there was success. What did they do once it was completed--they worshiped and celebrated the finishing of the Temple.
Here is a telling sentence, ‘Not everyone who talks about God comes from God. There are a lot of lying preachers loose in the world.’ What was the test of whether or not the preacher is telling the truth? The question to ask them is, "Did Jesus come in the flesh." A person must believe that Jesus came in real flesh. Jesus was not a pretender; He was the contender and no one else. Here we are coming into the Christmas season and the truth that we must believe is that Jesus was born into this world in real flesh and blood. If one does not believe this they are a liar! Pray that we can help people sort out this truth this season.
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