Ezra 6:22 … they celebrated with joy … because the
Lord had filled them with joy by changing the attitude of the king of Assyria
so that he assisted them in the work on the house of God …
The Israelites had two reasons to celebrate that are my
example of how I should view what God does for me. First, they celebrated because they were able
to do work on repairing God’s house.
Just knowing they were going to be able/allowed to do what they really
wanted to do was cause enough for celebration.
They were exiles/slaves under the Assyrians and they were going to be
allowed to return home to repair damage.
Then, to add joy to that celebration, God had changed the king’s heart
and he was supporting the effort. God
had answered their prayer to be able to go home and repair but then God added
the extra blessing of the king’s support.
I can always celebrate what God is allowing me to do but there is
usually some form of extra blessing that can make my celebration even sweeter
if I just look for it … the phone call or note of encouragement, the unexpected
meal or visit, the hug or word of encouragement… those can be the joy of the
celebration as well.
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