Monday, October 24th

Today’s Scriptures
“Old enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the exiles were building the The Temple of the GOD of Israel. They came to Zerubbabel and the family heads and said, "We'll help you build. We worship your God the same as you. We've been offering sacrifices to him since Esarhaddon king of Assyria brought us here." Zerubbabel, Jeshua, and the rest of the family heads of Israel said to them, "Nothing doing. Building The Temple of our God is not the same thing to you as to us. We alone will build for the GOD of Israel. We're the ones King Cyrus of Persia commanded to do it." So these people started beating down the morale of the people of Judah, harassing them as they built. They even hired propagandists to sap their resolve. They kept this up for about fifteen years, throughout the lifetime of Cyrus king of Persia and on into the reign of Darius king of Persia. In fact, in the reign of Xerxes, at the beginning of his reign, they wrote an accusation against those living in Judah and Jerusalem.”
Ezra 4:1-6

Today’s Thought
The enemies of your purpose will always try to frustrate you in your purpose. Always remember to never get overwhelmed when frustration tries to attack your purpose.

Today’s Confession
Lord, when I am about your work, sometimes the enemy will bring pressure to try and stop me. I will continue in your Word and press through any opposition that comes against me. I will not let the circumstances surrounding me frustrate or delay me in pursuing my purpose.