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THE ZEAL OF GOD

"BLESSED IS the one who LISTENS to me, WATCHING daily at my gates, WAITING besides my doors." (Proverbs 8:34) I am familiar with chasing after church members with phone calls to encourage them to attend worship services and church events and then hearing people come up with all manner of excuses why they feel justified to be absent, but I was moved to tears yesterday as I ministered to over 400 prison inmates who listened attentively and held on to every word with many taking notes and all responding joyfully to the message of hope.  What was most astonishing was my discovery later on that only 30 of these inmates had been granted official pass to attend the meeting. The rest of them have had to pay with their food ration or cash in order to be granted the privilege - and this was not a one-off occurrence, but a way of life for them. That's how much they love the Lord. That's how much the zeal of the house of the Lord has consumed them (Psalm 69:9). If anyone could ev