Tuesday, September 09, 2008

The Prayer of Ezra

Ezra 9:1-15

I. The Shame of Sin

Ezra was ashamed for the Children of Israel and the sin they had committed. Are we ashamed of our sin? To be ashamed we must admit we have something to be ashamed of.

II. The Grace of God

Why was Ezra angry? Because as he prayed he began to remember all the good things God had done for the Children of Israel. How God gave them deliverance and safe passage. How God brought them out of slavery.

III. The Closing Questions

Ezra struggled with the questions of: Do we continue to sin? And if so, how angry would God be? And what hope do we have?