I like Ezra. He and about 1,500 Jews leave Babylon as the second group to return to Jerusalem. He thinks about asking the king for soldiers and horsemen to protect them. But is "ashamed" by his lack of faith or what the king might think of his faith because of the things Ezra has been spouting off about his God. I hear you, Ezra. There are things I'm shamed into doing because of what others might think...things that I should just do because of my faith.
We need accountability groups -- when being accountable to the Creator of the Universe should be enough.
PRAYER FOR SAFETY. There, by the Ahava Canal, I proclaimed a fast so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask him for a safe journey for us and our children, with all our possessions. I was ashamed to ask the king for soldiers and horsemen to protect us from enemies on the road, because we had told the king, "The gracious hand of our God is on everyone who looks to him, but his great anger is against all who forsake him." So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and He answered our prayer.
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