The Return

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"the LORD moved the heart of Cyrus king of Persia to make a proclamation throughout his realm and to put it in writing:  (that the Jews could return to their homeland)”   Ezra 1:1(NIV)

God moves Kings Just as Caesar was used by God as a pawn to get Joseph and Mary to Bethlehem for Jesus’ birth, so here Cyrus is moved by God to allow the Jews to Go Home.  

Is there a more powerful word than “Home”?

President Truman stated that he saw himself as a modern day Cyrus when he affirmed the declaration which recognized Israel as a new/restored nation in 1948. He knew the Bible, believed it, and God used his knowledge of Daniel to do something that President Roosevelt didn’t not approve of. What happened? Upon the death of Roosevelt, Truman assumed the Presidency and because of his religious convictions ensured a homeland for Israel.  It had been 2,500 years since Israel had lost its sovereignty to Babylon.  

If God can do this for Israel against all odds, what can he not do for you or for me? The answer is nothing. My conclusion? If God can, but God doesn’t, then he has something he wants to do with me and us right where we are right now, something we may see or feel like it benefits us, but it is most certainly benefiting God in God’s upper story.     

Prayer

“Lord, I ask you today to give me the courage, self forgetfulness, perseverance, trust in you and thick enough skin to live for you . . . .at home, at work, where I live .. . . . . . . . . . . . this week."  Amen”