Have you ever said something to someone about God’s power, or love, or your faith, or “standing on the Rock”, etc., etc., only to realize that you were terrified and lacking in that professed faith?
That’s why I love this passage in Ezra. That’s exactly what happened. The exiled Jews were returning to Jerusalem, led by Ezra, and they were scared half out of their wits that they were going to be attacked along the way. They had already told the king, basically, “No problem! Our God has it handled.” The problem was that it was more bravado than belief. Aren’t you glad that when we aren’t wholly faithful, He is?
Ezra 8:21-23 NASB
Protection of God Invoked
21Then I proclaimed a fast there at the river of Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God to seek from Him a safe journey for us, our little ones, and all our possessions.
22For I was ashamed to request from the king troops and horsemen to protect us from the enemy on the way, because we had said to the king, "The hand of our God is favorably disposed to all those who seek Him, but His power and His anger are against all those who forsake Him."
23So we fasted and sought our God concerning this matter, and He listened to our entreaty.
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