Reading
SAA Notes
One of God’s blessings to a church is people of integrity who can handle the temporal affairs of the church well. Let us thank God for His blessings.
SJA Notes
* Holy God, please help us today to avoid entering the path of the wicked, to walk away from the way of evil, turn from it and pass on.
“The hand of our God was on us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy …”
As we work to show God’s faithfulness in our own words and thoughts and deeds, so He continues to be faithful.
We see here in this reading that Ezra displays wisdom, foresight and most especially faithfulness.
Ezra commits their travel and journey to the Lord with humility. He pleads to the Lord for safety. He entrusts the wealth that Artaxerxes had given them into the hands of the priests.
Look at the outworking in this passage of what it means to trust in the Lord. We can read and think about Ezra’s behaviour and how he interacts with our God and with those who were around him.
Praise God for His faithfulness without end to us His people – generation after generation!
* Holy God,
Thank You for saving us Lord – Because of Your great faithfulness and steadfast love we can have life!
Thank You for taking away from us the just punishment for our sins – Because of Your grace and mercy we can be free!
Thank You for sending Your Spirit to dwell within us, Your people – Because of Your building us into a spiritual house we can know You better each day!
Little by little, day by day.
Thank You Lord.
Amen.