Word of Encouragement for Every New Day ~ 25 Dec 2007

Word of Encouragement for Every New Day ~ 25 Dec 2007

Firstly, Merry Christmas to you. Today, a day which we all remember Christ birth. I wish we could take the time to stop, honor our Lord Jesus Christ, give thanks to Him, and praise His name. Today’s word of encouragement is taken from Ezra 5:9-12, being a servant of the God of heaven and earth. 9 We questioned the elders and asked them, "Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and restore this structure?" 10 We also asked them their names, so that we could write down the names of their leaders for your information. 11 This is the answer they gave us: "We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the temple that was built many years ago, one that a great king of Israel built and finished. 12 But because our fathers angered the God of heaven, he handed them over to Nebuchadnezzar the Chaldean, king of Babylon, who destroyed this temple and deported the people to Babylon. The reason why Ezra 5:9-12 is so meaningful to me is because sometimes I feel like people around me, the world around me are looking at me and questioning my actions. Today’s word of encouragement is a clear reminder that the world may question us, even the people dearest to us will question us and have their personal opinion. We must show respect to people especially to those that we love most, but ultimately who are we servants to? Let today’s word of encouragement be a reminder a mark that we are servants of God not man! Listening and obeying God is more important that what any man can say. © Dec 2007 Shaun Lee