191 - "Plunged Into A Sea of Joy" Ezra 6; Acts 10

One version says:

They were plunged into a sea of joy.

If I had to choose one verse about this school year,

it would be just that.
EZRA 6:22

The temple work was INTERRUPTED.
RESUMED.
The temple was COMPLETED.
DEDICATED.

EZRA 6:22 And they observed the Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days with joy, for the Lord had caused them to rejoice, and had turned the heart of the king of Assyria toward them to encourage them in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.

One version of the Bible says:  They were plunged into a sea of joy.  This is where I sit today.  Plunged.  Joy.  Because God has changed the attitude of those directly over my life. But is that the best reason for joy? Circumstances? Joy is the presence of God not the absence of troubles. 

For seven days they celebrated with joy the Festival 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