Verse from Ezra

他们这样答复我们，说：‘我们是天地之神的仆人，正在重建这多年以前已经建好的殿，就是一位以色列伟大的君王所建成的。(以斯拉记 5:11)

This is the answer they gave us: “We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the temple that was built many years ago, one that a great king of Israel built and finished. (Ezra 5:11)

When we are engaged in God’s work and we encounter setbacks, we can calmly carry on because, like the Israelites, “We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth” (5:11). Obstacles and delays may discourage us, but we can rest in Jesus’ promise: “I will build my church, and all the powers of hell will not conquer it” (Matt. 16:18 nlt). It is God’s power that enables His work, not our own.