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Ezra chapter 6 verse 22 and they kept the feast of unleavened bread

seven days with joy.

For the Lord had made them joyful, and had turned the heart of the King of Assyria

to them, so that he aided them in the work of the House of God, the God of Israel.

I love the picture here of joy among God's people

when they see God working in the world.

So God had turned the heart of King of Assyria to them.

He helped them to build a temple.

And that's something only God could have done for the King of Azeria to help them in the work of the

Alice of God. That was evidence of God's hand, God's grace at work, God's power at work.

So the people kept the feast of unleavened,

were at seven days with joy, for the Lord had made them joyful and had turned the heart of the

King of Assyria to them. Do you ever just sit back and say where do I see God working around me and let it bring you joy.

Let it bring you joy to see the evidence of God's work, to stop in the busyness of our lives,

to stop amidst everything else we have going on to stop sit back and just look at what

God is doing and let it bring you joy. You know, sometimes, particularly when we're going through challenges,

when we're going through trials, we don't understand what God is doing.

And reality is, we don't see all that God is doing and we struggle we struggle to

trust God but that's where even in those times maybe even especially in those times, maybe even especially in those times, it's good for us to stop and just look for

ways we know God is working.

And not just as working now, but has worked in the past.

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