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Then Ezra blessed the Lord (YHWH) the great God. And all the people answered, “Amen, Amen!” while lifting up their hands; then they bowed low and worshiped the Lord with their faces to the ground.
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Ezra the priest and scribe had just finished reading the book of the law of God from early morning until midday. The book of the Law is the Torah; Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. When the people, all the men and women, heard it they bowed down and worshiped.

They did not complain that the message was so long that they did not get to their favorite restaurant for lunch in time—they had been fed. They had just heard that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of the Lord. {Deut.8:3} Yes, they had been well fed!

There is a school of thought common in many churches today that says a sermon should not be more than fifteen or twenty minutes long. The people will lose their attention if it goes longer. My belief is that a message should go on until it ends! I have had a few people grumble when I preached (and I have preached and taught in many different countries around the world) that my message was too long or in other cases, too short! What is truly important was how long the preparation was. If I spoke anything the Lord had not given me, I spoke too long. If I failed to speak something the Lord wanted me to speak, then it was too short!

As it is written, God’s word is a lamp to our feet, and a light to our path {Ps.119:105} and without it we will surely stumble about in darkness. The Lord spoke through the prophet Isaiah long ago to say that darkness will cover the earth and deep darkness the people {Is.60:2} and then continues on to say that the Lord will rise upon you, and His glory will appear upon you. We live in a very dark, and growing increasingly darker world.

The Lord is my portion and my cup; He makes my lot secure. {Ps.16:5} Praise God, the prophesies have been fulfilled! The good, the bad and the ugly!

Jesus said “I am the light of the world; he who follows Me shall not walk in the darkness.” {Jn.8:12} And that should excite you and I all the more since He said to all who are His disciples, ‘You are the light of the world.’ We must let our light shine so that the world will see our good works, and glorify our Father who is in heaven. {Mat.5:14,16} The Father is still seeking those who will worship Him in spirit and in truth. {Jn.4:23}

Just as His people who heard the Word of God through Ezra the priest so long ago, we must now respond by worshiping in humility, praying in every place, lifting up holy hands. {1Tim.2:8} There are many ministries and every believer is given one. {1Cor.12:7,11} But with that said, there is one thing that we, every true believer is called to do—so make sure that you do it and let your light shine!

“But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for His own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.” (1 Peter 2:9)

SHOW FORTH HIS PRAISE