"Then the peoples around them set out to discourage the people of Judah and make them afraid to go on building. They hired counselors to work against them and frustrate their plans during the entire reign of Cyrus king of Persia and down to the reign of Darius king of Persia." Ezra 4:4-5 (NIV)
The prophet Ezra recorded that as the people began to rebuild the temple, their enemies and detractors began to actively attempt to discourage them, tried to strike fear in their hearts, and even hired counselors to work against them and to frustrate them.
We need to understand and expect that when we are doing The Lord's work, we will have opposition, detractors, and those who will actively work against us to frustrate and block our efforts. The will of God is going to happen, all they can do, at best, is delay our victory. We will have our troubles, but we have been assured that we will have the victory because The Lord has already overcome the world. (John 16:33, 1 John 4:4, & 1 John 5:4) Keep on working for The Lord, regardless of what happens.
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