Thus says the Lord of hosts, "Let your hands be strong... to the end that the temple be built."
Zech 8:9
Regardless of the opposition, the nay sayers, the political analysts, and critics who stood in the way, the Lord exhorted His people to "strengthen their hands" and finish the work; the temple had to be built.
God never loses focus of His ultimate goal.
Notice God never said He would silence the critics or repress their grandstanding, nor was He in the business of removing the obstacles that interfere. He knew what needed to be accomplished and it was the people who held the responsibility to strengthen their hands and set their hearts to continue on in order to cross the finish line.
God's assignment and the task that lay ahead, for us, is no different—to finish the work that He has already begun in the temple of our heart. No doubt there will be challenges that we will have to face, daily. There will be those who will stand in opposition to what He's asked us to accomplish. And there will be nay sayers and obstacles laid before us that are simply beyond our control.
But, while God may never remove the obstacles that attempt to block the way to the finish line, may our hands be strengthened by Him that we may carry out the call He has placed in our heart.
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