PJP2 PROLOG 160712 PROLOG Focus - Ezra 1:1-5.....Topic: HE IS GOD!!!!

1 Chronicles 16:35 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."Say also: 'Save us, O God of our Salvation, And Gather And Deliver us from among the nations, THAT we May Give Thanks To Your Holy NAME And Glory In Your Praise."....

PJP2 PROLOG POST 160712 -Ezra 1:1-5 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, That The WORD Of The Lord By the mouth of Jeremiah Might Be Fulfilled, THE LORD STIRRED UP the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, SO THAT he Made A Proclamation Throughout all his kingdom AND Also Put IT In Writing: 'Thus says Cyrus king of Persia: THE LORD, THE GOD of Heaven, Has Given me all the kingdoms of the earth, AND HE Has Charged me To Build HIM A House at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.  Whoever Is among you of All HIS people, May his God Be With him, AND Let him Go Up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, And REBUILD The House Of The Lord, The God of Israel—HE IS THE God Who Is In Jerusalem.  And Let each survivor, In whatever place he sojourns, BE Assisted by the men of his place with silver and gold, with goods and with beasts, Besides FreeWill Offerings For The House Of God that is in Jerusalem.'  Then Rose Up The Heads of the fathers' houses of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests and the Levites, everyone whose Spirit God Had Stirred To Go Up To REBUILD The House Of The Lord That IS In Jerusalem."....

Team, just briefly, in light of the recent tragedies that continue to occur across our globe - May we Turn Back to Him, our Heavenly Father.  May we Remember He Is Still Engaged in our Daily Lives and Longs to Comfort and Guide us In His Way.

Consider, if you will, for 70 years the children of Israel had been 'captive' in Babylon/Persia.  YAHWEH Has NOT Forgotten them.  God The Father 'stirs up' Cyrus, the enemy ruler, to have compassion and Reflect God's Grace to the Israelite Exiles.  I mean think on this for a moment, here's Cyrus, The Ruler of Persia (what we know as Iran today).  Here's The Lead Fellow in Persia, Israel's ancient enemy, Being The One that God The Father employs to 'set His people Free' for a 'second Exodus'.

I am convinced, Dear Friend, God The Father Can and Will Revive and Restore us once again.....IF.....IF we will Heed HIS WORD, Return and Repent....

For our Prayer today, allow me to Offer Up a Paraphrase of Prayer and Praise from 2 Chronicles 7:13-16.... Oh Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God, we Come Before You in Holy Worship and Fervent Prayer.  O Lord, we Know when we Have Sinned, and our worldly distractions are getting in the way of our Communicating and Being With You, then it would seem that The Heavens have been shut, and There Is None of Your Rain Falling Upon us.  Holy Spirit, when we have stumbled and fallen to the side of Life's Road, such that it would seem You Have Sent the locust of our self-lust and loathing to 'devour the land', Bring us Back Holy Spirit to a Point of Asking Your FORGIVENESS.  Father God, when our sin causes pestilence among us, Open our Inner Hearts to Hear Your WORD - "IF MY people who Are Called By MY NAME humble themselves, AND PRAY AND SEEK MY Face AND TURN from their wicked ways, THEN I Will HEAR From Heaven AND Will FORGIVE their sin AND HEAL their land.'  O Lord Jesus, Please, we Pray, May Your Eyes Be Ever Open and Watching Over us.  Holy Spirit, May Your Ears Be Ever Attentive To our Prayers.  Father God, we Surrender to You and Ask That You Choose and Consecrate our Lives, our Body to Be Your House, Your Very Temple.  Lord Jesus, May Your NAME Be Upon us Forever.  Holy Spirit, May Your Eyes Always Be Upon us.  Father God, May we Ever Be in Your Heart, Now and For All Time.  Lord Jesus, in Your Precious Name we Pray....Amen/Amen....jaj