In His Image Ministries

Saturday August 26 Bible Reading:      Ezra 5: 1 - 5 Topic:                   Press The Re-start Button Prompted by the Spirit of God, Prophets Haggai and Zechariah encouraged the Jews to resume work on the Temple instead of building their own private houses (Haggai 1: 4). Hence Zerubbabel and Jeshua obeyed and work resumed (v. 2) Opposition to the work came from the arrival of the Persian Governor - Tattenai and his team to the Temple site. They demanded to know who gave the Jews the authority to restart the work and the names of Jewish leaders (vs. 3 - 4). Because of the Divine Presence with the Jews, the opposition could not stop the work but merely sent a letter to King Darius to determine what should be done. Whenever the Spirit of God moves you to act, you should obey. If any opposition comes, you should ju...