DAILY SHOWER May 7, 2022 Devotion and Declarations
Prayer before the Word:
_O God, I worship You for yet another opportunity You offered me to go Jesus name, Amen_
TODAY’S TOPIC: Rebuilding with Joy
Text: Ezra 3:7-13 (NIV):
"3:7 Then they gave money to the masons and carpenters, and gave food and drink and oil to the people of Sidon and Tyre, so that they would bring cedar logs by sea from Lebanon to Joppa, as authorized by Cyrus king of Persia.
3:8 In the second month of the second year after their arrival at the house of God in Jerusalem, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, Jeshua son of Jozadak and the rest of their brothers (the priests and the Levites and all who had returned from the captivity to Jerusalem) began the work, appointing Levites twenty years of age and older to supervise the building of the house of the LORD.
3:9 Jeshua and his sons and brothers and Kadmiel and his sons (descendants of Hodaviah) and the sons of Henadad and their sons and brothers--all Levites--joined together in supervising those working on the house of God.
3:10 When the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, the priests in their vestments and with trumpets, and the Levites (the sons of Asaph) with cymbals, took their places to praise the LORD, as prescribed by David king of Israel.
3:11 With praise and thanksgiving they sang to the LORD: "He is good; his love to Israel endures forever." And all the people gave a great shout of praise to the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid.
3:12 But many of the older priests and Levites and family heads, who had seen the former temple, wept aloud when they saw the foundation of this temple being laid, while many others shouted for joy.
3:13 No one could distinguish the sound of the shouts of joy from the sound of weeping, because the people made so much noise. And the sound was heard far away.
*SHOWER:*
When the people of Israelites had returned to rebuild their temple as instructed approved by King Cyrus, different people were assigned different tasks for ease delivery of the work. But most importantly, the scripture said they sang and praised God as they were working. That is most important thing because our God loves praises. We should learn how to adore His name in all situations. And You will see your plans been perfected, your dreams realised in Jesus name, Amen.
*PRAYER/DECLARATIONS*
O God, I thank You for today. I pray for Your everlasting joy in Jesus name, Amen!
*1. My God is a joyful giver of life. Therefore, I will praise Him while working in His vineyard.*
*2. By the power in the blood of Jesus Christ, I will overcome all challenges the devil has posed on my way.*
*3. I hereby decree and declare that God has enriched me. I shall be a winner and not a looser in Jesus name, Amen.*