THE ENEMY DELIGHTS IN THE RUBBLE (3 OF 7)
Scripture: Ezra 4:1-24, Ezra 5:1-17, Ezra 6:1-12
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The Enemy Delights in the Rubble (3 of 7)
Series: Ezra
Robert Dawson
Ezra 4-6:12
Charles Kettering, an American inventor, engineer and business man once said, ''People are very open-minded about new things...as long as they are exactly like the old ones.''
Let's all admit it. We like the status quo even if the status is not all that great. We get comfortable with the way things are as opposed to who they could be or should be. Because of that we notice the slightest vibration in the slightest thread that threatens to unravel the way things are.
Often times when the status quo starts to shift we not only notice but fight to maintain it, especially if we feel the status quo favors us. In reading our passage for tonight I was struck by the fact that the enemy, satan, likes the status quo as well, as long as the current state of affairs is in his favor. When the current reality starts to shift he notices and fights against it.
For 70 years Jerusalem was in shambles, the temple in ruins and the people of God were scattered and dispirited. He delighted in the rubble and ruin. He loves it when the lives of God's people are in ruin. He wants to keep them living among the wreckage. He wants them to be content among the remains of what used to be.
He fights hard to keep God's people traveling the same well-worn paths without giving any thought to what could be. He does not want us asking, ''Is there something better? Is there more than what I see? Is there something beyond the destruction? Is there something better than what is?'' He does not want God's people to dream again. He does not want them to see beyond the rubble or believe the ruins can be rebuilt.
When there is a movement of God among His people, one that threatens to move them beyond the debris of their past, sins, struggles, traditions, fear or their apathy the enemy will do everything he can to keep them among the ruins.
1. He does not care about those who are comfortable living in th ...
Series: Ezra
Robert Dawson
Ezra 4-6:12
Charles Kettering, an American inventor, engineer and business man once said, ''People are very open-minded about new things...as long as they are exactly like the old ones.''
Let's all admit it. We like the status quo even if the status is not all that great. We get comfortable with the way things are as opposed to who they could be or should be. Because of that we notice the slightest vibration in the slightest thread that threatens to unravel the way things are.
Often times when the status quo starts to shift we not only notice but fight to maintain it, especially if we feel the status quo favors us. In reading our passage for tonight I was struck by the fact that the enemy, satan, likes the status quo as well, as long as the current state of affairs is in his favor. When the current reality starts to shift he notices and fights against it.
For 70 years Jerusalem was in shambles, the temple in ruins and the people of God were scattered and dispirited. He delighted in the rubble and ruin. He loves it when the lives of God's people are in ruin. He wants to keep them living among the wreckage. He wants them to be content among the remains of what used to be.
He fights hard to keep God's people traveling the same well-worn paths without giving any thought to what could be. He does not want us asking, ''Is there something better? Is there more than what I see? Is there something beyond the destruction? Is there something better than what is?'' He does not want God's people to dream again. He does not want them to see beyond the rubble or believe the ruins can be rebuilt.
When there is a movement of God among His people, one that threatens to move them beyond the debris of their past, sins, struggles, traditions, fear or their apathy the enemy will do everything he can to keep them among the ruins.
1. He does not care about those who are comfortable living in th ...
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