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Ezra chapter 7 verse 10 for Ezra had set his heart to study the law of the Lord and to do it and to teach his statutes and rules in Israel.

I read this and I'm challenged, exhorted, encouraged in a way that I want to challenge,

encourage, exhort you. Let's set our hearts to study the law of the Lord. Like what if we

actually did this? Like in each of our lives as followers of Jesus,

our hearts were set on,

studying, reading, knowing, the law of God, the word of God.

This is not just, I mean, obviously this is a picture here in Ezra of the leader among God's people doing this and there's no question.

This is the primary responsibility of a leader in the church.

Think about my life as a pastor,

other pastors, elders in the church,

the one competency qualification.

So there are all kinds of character qualifications in 1st

23 titus chapter 1 but the one competency qualification is that a

pastor elder is able to teach studies the word of God and is able to teach, studies the word of God and is able to teach the word of God to the people.

This is how God leads his people through his word, through the mouths of faithful pastors and elders who are proclaiming, teaching his words.

So there's no question, there's example here in Ezra for every pastor and leader in the church.

So especially if you were a pastor or a leader

study the law of God and teach it faithfully but this is not just for

pastors leaders in the church.

I think about parents.

I think about Deuteronomy chapter 4 and Deuteronomy chapter 6.

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