Influential Men of the Bible: Ezra

Influential Men of the Bible: Ezra

The Story of Ezra can be found in the book of Scripture which bears his name. Ezra’s personal history is contained in the last four chapters of his book, and in Neh. 8 and 12:26. Ezra is described as "a ready scribe in the law of Moses," who "had prepared his heart to seek the law of the Lord and to do it…" (Ezra 7:10).

Ezra’s commitment “to seek the law of the Lord and to do it,” reminds me of a similar statement made to Joshua by the Lord. The Lord said these words in Joshua 1:8, “This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success”.

We all want to be successful. We want successful careers. We want successful marriages. We also want our children to be successful. But we don’t always know how to make success happen in our lives. Here is the answer – seek God’s Word and do it. Think of the Bible as an owners manual. If your Ford vehicle needed to be repaired you wouldn’t use a GM owners manual to try and make those repairs. Similarly, when you have questions about your life, when you need something in your life “repaired” the best thing we can do is refer to our owners manual, the Holy Bible. In it we find “instruction in righteousness.”

My friend, the Bible has every answer that you need about life so make a commitment from this day forward to seek the law of the Lord so that you will prosper in all you do.