Lesson to
learn from the life of Ezra (Ezra 7:10)
Ezra was a
scribe who returned from the captivity to mobilize people and materials for the
reconstruction of the Temple.
Ezra 7:10
says,
‘’ For Ezra
had prepared his heart to seek the law of the Lord, and to do it, and to teach
in Israel statutes and judgments’’
We live in
an age where it is viewed as a negativity to take a stand for what is right;
where one is told to be tolerant of the convictions of others. We live in an
age where, if one speaks out against an evil or a wrong teaching, he is accused
of being judgmental and narrow minded.
God’s Word
is very clear: neutrality is not an option and there is no sitting on the fence
or a middle ground position. In the Bible runs the principle of two choices – right
and wrong – and there is no middle ground (Deuteronomy 30:15, 19) (Revelations
3:15-16).
There are
decisions where we have to take a decisive stand. Ezra took a decisive stand
for God – to seek the law of the Lord, to do it and teach it in Israel.
What have we
prepared our hearts to seek? Have we prepared our hearts seek the love of the
world and the things in the world (1 John 2:15-16)?
Have we
prepared our hearts to run after sin, and to seek first the world and its
unrighteousness contrary to Matthew 6:33)?
As a
Minister in the Church, have you prepared your heart to teach what the people
wish to hear which could be contrary to what God wants you to teach them
(Isaiah 58:1)?
Have you prepared your heart to teach what God wants the people
to hear without fear or favour, not minding who gets offended?
What have we
prepared our hearts to do?
Ayodele John
Adegbulugbe
www.xtianrace.blogspot.com
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