For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him. — Ezra 8:22
The story of Ezra is very often our story as well. His situation was very similar, yet while he demonstrated faith to the point of facing death, we fail miserably, seeking the help of fellow men, while professing faith in God.
We profess all blessings of God and His power to help us overcome any mountains we face. We say God provides. Yet in the time of adversity, we run to our fellow men for their help. Will that cry for their help not dishonor the very God we professed to them? Will they not laugh and think, where is the God we so highly talked about?
Craving aid from man dishonors the very God we proclaim to have saved us.
Yes, God may work through man. He may send an angel in times of our need, in the form of a man, but that does not mean we lose faith and rush to create our own angels and beg their help. It is a most blessed thing to have no props and no buttresses, but to stand upright on the Rock of Ages, upheld by the Lord alone, with the faith of Ezra.
We need to always remember that the Lord is magnified by our implicit reliance upon his solitary arm.
Lets read Ezra today and learn a thing or two about faith in God.
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