SPEEDILY AND EXACTLY.

May the God Who has caused His Name to dwell there overthrow all kings and peoples who put forth their hands to alter this or to destroy this house of God in Jerusalem. I Darius make a decree; let it be executed speedily and exactly. (Ezra 6:12 AMP)

It a fact that when too much speed is applied on doing something, there is a danger that mistakes could be made resulting in the redoing of the work or the spoiling of the work. But when an instruction comes from the king for something to be done speedily, there has to be an exercise of care from those who are given the instruction to ensure that the work is done with perfection.

The temple of the Lord needed to be rebuilt. The foundation had been laid and what remained was the raising of the walls. There was much opposition to the remnant that had returned to fulfill this work. The political interference was too much it was stalling the work of the temple. When you set out to do a work for God which includes the fulfilling of what he has spoken in your life, there will be so much antagonism. The enemy will not allow this to just happen. Wrong representations were made by the governors of the land just to impede the work. When king Darius came into power, he was asked to check the book of records and see the decree passed before by King Cyrus for the rebuilding of this temple.

When the king caught sight of this, he speedily made his own decree concerning the house of the Lord which would enable the discharge of Cyrus' decree. The temple would be rebuilt, speedily and according to specification. There would be provision that would be supplied by the king out of the tribute coming from the people in that area and there would be a supply of the sacrifices that would be sacrificed on the altar of the Lord daily. Here is the king of Babylon, born in wickedness but God twisted his heart towards an agenda from heaven to be fulfilled on earth. He had no choice but to favour the children of God.

You have to see something today! Many are the afflictions of the righteous but the Lord delivers him out of them all (Psalm 34:19). When you set your heart towards seeking the Lord regardless of who opposes you, the Lord will turn their heart towards you for the sole purpose of fulfilling His word. The enemy will have to supply you with building materials and he will have to furnish you with the sacrifice to place on the altar of the Lord. Where the Lord sends you, don't fear to go. Don't look at what you don't have but fix your eyes on what He can make possible for you. I see you flying, I see you becoming what God said you are. You will build with no hindrance. Anything and anyone that was opposing you will have to join you now. Things are happening quickly for you, they are happening exactly as God said they would.