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Ezra chapter 4 verses 4 through 6

and the people of the land discouraged the people of Judah and made them afraid to build and bribed

counselors against them to frustrate their purpose. All the days of Cyrus King

of Persia even until the reign of Darius King of Persia.

And in the reign of Ahosuris, in the beginning of his reign, they wrote an accusation

against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.

Did you hear all those words?

As the people of God are working on rebuilding the temple,

the people of the land discouraged them,

they make them afraid, they bribe counselors against them to frustrate their purpose and they write an accusation against them.

Just think of all those words, discouragement, fear, frustration, accusation.

Are you familiar with any of those things in your own life? I assume you are.

And maybe right now, just think about people listening to this right now are you

discouraged in any way are you afraid in any way are you frustrated in any way?

There are people accusing you in any way.

Oh, don't miss this.

I think about Ephesian 6.

Our battle is not against flesh and blood, but against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

I have no doubt that the adversary, the devil, Satan himself right now, wants to discourage you you to make you afraid to frustrate you and

to bring accusations against you and I just want to encourage you from the

word of God and Ezra for today to resist him and

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