Ezra 7: 11-28, Ezra 8: 1-14, Revelation 13, Proverbs 28: 7-17
Ezra 7: 27-28 (ESV)
“Blessed be the Lord, the God of our fathers, who put such a
thing as this into the heart of the king, to beautify the house of the Lord
that is in Jerusalem, and who extended to me his steadfast love before the king
and his counselors, and before all the king's mighty officers. I took courage,
for the hand of the Lord my God was on me, and I gathered leading men from
Israel to go up with me.”
In verses 27 and 28 from Ezra 7, Ezra praises God for what
is a miracle to him. Ezra tells us that it can only be God who could have put
thoughts of beautifying the house of the Lord in the heart of the king. I love
how Ezra attributed the actions of the king to God. I know exactly how Ezra felt
when he blessed the Lord. I’ve had experiences like Ezra in my own life. When
an impossible situation was all of a sudden rectified in my favor, I always
consider it a miracle and thank God for intervening in my life and answering my
prayers. When miracles do come into my life, I have similar thoughts to Ezra as
well. When miracles happen in my life, it makes me feel like God is guiding me
and helping me to fulfill his plan for my life.
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