A Way to Get Back (Day 28)

Once again I had a lazy day. The last lazy day until May. Today I'm thankful for my dad who spent all day in the rain working on my truck. I'm so thankful he did that. On the way to Tulsa my car decided it didn't want to accelerate up hills. The car would shake and lose speed quickly. The service light came on and I was a bit worried getting stuck in Oklahoma. Thankfully I made it home and after looking at my spark plugs we realized it was way past time getting new ones. From early afternoon to late evening my dad was leaned over the hood while the rain poured down, only protected by a tarp hanging above. But now everything works like a charm and the hills on the way to Searcy won't become an unexpected rest stop. Once again I'm not writing much, I want to be able to spend this time with my parents instead of behind this screen. Starting next week I'll get back to the normal posts. There is something I read in Ezra that struck me and I want to share it.

This might just seem new to me. Really it's not new either. I've heard it a lot but sometimes you just have to hear something a certain way for it to really hit home. "...the gracious hand of his God was on him. For Ezra had devoted himself to the study and observance of the Law of the Lord, and to teaching its decrees and laws in Israel." Ezra 7:9-10 Like I said this isn't new to most of us but for some reason it hit me. God works through Ezra because he "devoted himself to the study and observance of the Law." If we devote ourselves to our Father, He will work through us as well. Not He may, but he will. I'm not saying you have to be a Bible scholar who quotes scripture and knows Hebrew and Greek. All you have to do is devote yourself through study, prayer, obedience. We all are capable of this. If we decide to dedicate ourselves, the Lord will be with us even if we feel incapable. Because "we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him." (Romans 8:28) We all have our gifts and no gift is unimportant. Keep running the good race.