How to obtain a revival in the whole nation;       

Ezra grieved over the nation of Israel because of their sin. In this verse, he lays it all out before God and his chosen nation of God. The verse goes on to say that he confesses to the Lord. Through Ezra, the people repented and gave up their strange wives and children and returned to the will of the Lord.

This is a great example set by this man of God as how to obtain a revival in the whole nation. One might ask can one man really make a difference? The Word of God shows example after example of that very thing  happening. One person following the Lord will always make a majority. What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? (Rom. 8:31).

The Bible is full of individuals who made a difference by standing for what was right. They made a difference by standing for God. One only need to read the "roll call of faith" in Hebrews 11 to get a fairly comprehensive list of these individuals. There are many others throughout the Word of God that are not mentioned there.

Ezra was a leader, of that there is little doubt. His heart was turned towards godly things. He set his life to seeing a work of God completed. This work changed the heart of a nation. Any of us could be used in a similar manner. It is all about living in obedience to the Lord and His will.

And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbor as thyself (Luke 10:27).

by Bible Pathways