Ezra 1

Today I am beginning to read in Ezra.  Can’t say I ever remember reading this book of the Bible before.  It starts out in chapter one with a word that God gives to Cyrus the king and a number of other people.  Scripture says “God prodded”.  He prodded Cyrus to build the Temple and he prods a bunch of people to do the work and others to provide for the workers.  God is still in the prodding business guys.  He is prodding you and me every day.  Are you paying attention to that little prodding?  What is the work He has for you to do today?  He does have a plan.  He does have a specific set of things for each one of us to accomplish for Him today.  It may be a person we will cross paths with, a prayer that needs to be prayed, an encouraging word we need to speak, or just some quiet time to sit at His feet.  But make no mistake, God has a plan for you today.  He wants to use each of us as His vessel today to make a difference in this world He has entrusted to us.  We have to pay attention to that prodding.  The Holy Spirit has been placed within us to help us get the message.  But the key is we have to be listening, paying attention and not in ignore mode.