Wednesday – History

Reading – Ezra 5-6

Highlight Verse:

““Those who violate this decree in any way will have a beam pulled from their house. Then they will be lifted up and impaled on it, and their house will be reduced to a pile of rubble.”
‭‭Ezra‬ ‭6‬:‭11‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Darius didn’t mess around.

When he found out that Cyrus had ordered the rebuilding of the temple, and the construction had been stopped, he made sure it couldn’t be stopped again.

Like Cyrus, Darius wasn’t a believer. Therefore, his somewhat overly forceful statement here is understandable.

To me, it’s amusing.

I’ve also seen people who are (usually) new to the faith use cussing and threats to defend Jesus.

I confess I am amused by that as well.

Sometimes I think, “I wish I could express my thoughts that way.”

Politeness tempers my speech, as it should.

We shouldn’t scare people away from faith.

But sometimes I wish…

Do you temper your speech or just say what first comes to mind?
What do you think when others speak as plainly as Darius did?