Christian Devotional – September 3, 2024

Hope, Day 8

Hope lived out. Read Ezra chapter 8.

Many of us have heard the statement, you better put your money where your mouth is. That is exactly the situation that Ezra is facing in this chapter. He has told the king about how awesome and powerful God is, and the king believes him. Now Ezra is having to make a dangerous journey with a lot of money. He needs to rely solely on God for his protection because if he asks the king for protection, it will look like he doesn’t trust God.

When it comes down to it, do we really believe and live what we say? Are we willing to put our trust in God in everything? It’s one thing to say we believe and trust in God, and it is another to put that faith into practice. When you have nothing else but faith and hope in God, He sometimes allow us to be put in situations where that is all we have so that we will learn to trust in him and demonstrate that faith and trust to others.

Are we willing to follow Jesus, not only because he’s worthy, but also because he’s the only thing we really have?

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