Ezra 7:6,7

Ezra 7:6,7 This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had given: and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the LORD his God upon him. For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments. There were three waves of Jews who came back into the land. The first under Zerubbabel, the second under Ezra, and the third under Nehemiah. God used Zerubbabel to rebuild the Temple. God used Ezra the priest to purify the people and to re-establish the Temple offerings and celebrations. And God used Nehemiah to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. Our verses tell us that Ezra had studied the books of the Law of God and he was ready. When the time came, Ezra knew his stuff and he could give the right answers concerning God’s laws. It is so important that we prepare. We must prepare for the future. We don’t know how God will use us, but this is for sure: we must be ready. Study and be ready for whatever God has for you to do.