GOD'S BLESSING FOR THE JOURNEY (6 OF 7)
Scripture: Ezra 7:6-28, Ezra 8:1, Ezra 8:21-31
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God's Blessing for the Journey (6 of 7)
Series: Ezra
Robert Dawson
Ezra 7:6-10, 27-28; 8:21-31
They say one of the hardest things to do in life is to build. Build what? Anything.
1. It is difficult to build a business, home, building, bank account, career, marriage or family.
2. Building takes a lot of hard work, especially when you start on the ground floor from scratch.
3. The same is true in the life of a church. God has blessed men with the gifts and calling to be church planters and missionaries and begin a new work in places where the name of Christ has yet to be named and it takes enormous amounts of effort and energy. (I am grateful for these fearless and faithful men and women).
Building something of value is tough. I think there is something even more difficult than building for the first time. It is building for the second, third or fourth time.
1. It is hard to build a business/brand from the ground up but it is even harder to rebuild the business/brand after it has experienced serous decline or gone under.
2. It is hard to build a retirement nest egg and even harder to rebuild it after the great recession and significant stock market crash.
3. It is difficult to build a good/happy marriage but even harder to repair one that has been severely damaged.
4. It is difficult to plant a church and start a new ministry and work but it is even more difficult to revitalize one that has lost its way and ability to dream.
It is hard to start and build but it is even harder to step in when things have stalled and fallen apart and get them moving again. This is the task given to Ezra. He was called on finish or at least carry on what was started. Ezra was a man who experienced success and knew the blessings of God on his life.
In looking at Ezra's story maybe we can find some valuable lessons for us in our story. I would wager that in some area of life we have stalled whether it be our marriage, parenting, job, education ...
Series: Ezra
Robert Dawson
Ezra 7:6-10, 27-28; 8:21-31
They say one of the hardest things to do in life is to build. Build what? Anything.
1. It is difficult to build a business, home, building, bank account, career, marriage or family.
2. Building takes a lot of hard work, especially when you start on the ground floor from scratch.
3. The same is true in the life of a church. God has blessed men with the gifts and calling to be church planters and missionaries and begin a new work in places where the name of Christ has yet to be named and it takes enormous amounts of effort and energy. (I am grateful for these fearless and faithful men and women).
Building something of value is tough. I think there is something even more difficult than building for the first time. It is building for the second, third or fourth time.
1. It is hard to build a business/brand from the ground up but it is even harder to rebuild the business/brand after it has experienced serous decline or gone under.
2. It is hard to build a retirement nest egg and even harder to rebuild it after the great recession and significant stock market crash.
3. It is difficult to build a good/happy marriage but even harder to repair one that has been severely damaged.
4. It is difficult to plant a church and start a new ministry and work but it is even more difficult to revitalize one that has lost its way and ability to dream.
It is hard to start and build but it is even harder to step in when things have stalled and fallen apart and get them moving again. This is the task given to Ezra. He was called on finish or at least carry on what was started. Ezra was a man who experienced success and knew the blessings of God on his life.
In looking at Ezra's story maybe we can find some valuable lessons for us in our story. I would wager that in some area of life we have stalled whether it be our marriage, parenting, job, education ...
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