"I was embarrassed to ask the king for a cavalry bodyguard to protect us from bandits on the road. We had just told the king, "Our God lovingly looks after all those who seek him, but turns away in disgust from those who leave him."" Ezra 8:22
The king had been incredibly generous to Ezra giving silver & gold to beautify the temple in Jerusalem. The trouble was they had to trek through dangerous territory to get there; territory inhabited by bandits. With vast amounts of precious metals they were bound to be a target. Yet, Ezra had confidently told the king of God's protection so he couldn't really then ask for cavalry bodyguards.
Life tosses up this these tests of faith to us. We Christians are conditioned to say the right things that sound good and pious, but much of the time we aren't then placed in a position where we have to actually trust God for the things we have blithely mouthed about.
Every now and then we will find ourselves in a situation where faith will have to be displayed or else we will discredit God by not walking the talk.
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