22   For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him.    23   So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was intreated of us. ~ EZRA 8:22-23

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This scripture really struck me as I read it the other day. Ezra has been commissioned to return to Jerusalem, taking a number of priests and precious materials for the restoration of worship in the rebuilt Temple. It will be a four-month journey through a land full of robbers and various perils, yet he did not want to ask the king for protection since his confession was that the hand of God is upon all them that seek him. We are in a similar place, being the final group to go in and the ones who hold the treasure of the restoration of worship to creation. I wonder if we have that kind of faith? When we face situations, we look to the internet or other sources of knowledge when we should look at the promise of our calling.