CHOOSING TO TRUST GOD FOR A HIGH PURPOSE
November 08, 2024
What is the witness we give the world about our God? Do we purposefully proclaim His ability to save us? Or do we rely upon the world's resources and abilities? Are we willing to take risks in faith so the world can see the reliability of our God?
EZRA’S DETERMINATION
Ezra and his band were headed from the captivity back to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple with the king’s blessing. It was a long journey, and there were enemies along the way. Ezra could have asked for the king's help but went higher instead. His motivation was not merely for the safety of himself and his people but for the testimony to a watching world.
Ezra 8
21 Then I proclaimed a fast there at the river of Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God to seek from Him a safe journey for us, our little ones, and all our possessions.
22 For I was ashamed to request from the king troops and horsemen to protect us from the enemy on the way, because we had said to the king, “The hand of our God is favorably disposed to all those who seek Him, but His power and His anger are against all those who forsake Him.”
23 So we fasted and sought our God concerning this matter, and He listened to our entreaty.
God heard and answered, as He always does, for those who believe Him. They were brought home safely to Israel, straight past their enemies. And the world received an amazing demonstration of the reality of God.
But this all happened because one man chose to rely on God and God alone. What does God want you to trust Him for today? To look to Him alone so that He, and He alone, will get the glory?
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