We Dream | Perfect Can Be the Enemy of Better
Day 2 — Perfect Can Be the Enemy of Better
Scripture: Ezra 3:1–6 Runtime: ~5 min
A group of Jewish exiles finally makes it home to Jerusalem — and it's a wreck. Broken walls, burned-out houses, a pile of rubble where the temple used to stand. No good reason to celebrate. And yet the first thing they build isn't a house or a wall — it's an altar.
In this episode:
Why the exiles worshipped before a single stone of the temple foundation was laid
The temptation to promise God "the front of the line" only once life settles down — and why that moment never actually arrives
What it looks like to…
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