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For seven days they celebrated with joy the Feast of Unleavened Bread, because the Lord had filled them with joy by changing the attitude of the king of Assyria, so that he assisted them in the work on the house of God, the God of Israel.

—Ezra 6:22

• After the destruction of the temple in 586 BC and the seventy-year exile, faithful Israelites returned to Jerusalem only to be met with the daunting task of rebuilding the temple in the face of opposition and limited resources. No problem. God simply prompted the king of the world-dominant nation to lend a helping hand.

• Many people struggle to change their attitude even when they know they should. How much more challenging is it to change the attitudes of others! Yet for God, this is child’s play; he has the ability to change the attitude of anyone he chooses. What an amazing ability! What an amazing God!

• Praise God for his ability to change attitudes—mine as well as the attitudes of others in my life.