Day 268: Ezra 7-10

Today on Meditating the Word: Ezra Comes to Jerusalem, King Artaxerxes' Letter to Ezra, List of the Family Heads Returning with Ezra, the Return to Jerusalem, Ezra's Prayer about Intermarriage, the People's Confession of Sin and Those Guilty of Intermarriage.

This is Day 268. Today we are reading Ezra 7-10

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Father God, I love that Ezra could have asked for the king's protection as they traveled, but he didn't. Instead, he and his men fasted and prayed and relied on You as their Protector. We thank You that we also have access to this same covenant of Protection. And again, we see the importance of separating ourselves, abd not becoming familiar with those who don't know and follow You. Not because we are better, or more worthy, but because You don't want us to be led astray. You know how easy it is for us to follow the crowd, so You ask us to choose our companions -- and especially our partners in marriage -- carefully. Help us to always remember to keep You first in every choice and every action. Thank You, Father. Amen

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