"Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra ... came up from Babylon; and he was a skilled scribe in the Law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had given .... Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the Law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach statutes and ordinances in Israel."
Ezra 7:1, 6, 10
Here is a teacher who had prepared his heart to not only know God's Word but to do it. Some people know what the Bible says, but do not live it. Jesus said, "Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine and does them, I will like to a wise man who built his house on the rock" (Matthew 6:24). And James tells us to be doers of the Word and not hearers only, for hearing without doing is like getting up in the morning and looking in a mirror at my messed up hair and then going my way without combing it (James 1:22-24). I need to practice what I preach.
Today's Thought: We are called to not only know God's Word but to do it.
Have a "doing" day. Love you.
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