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For Ezra had set his heart(resolved) to study and interpret the Law of the Lord, and to practice it and teach His statutes and ordinances in Israel.

Ezra 7 v 10

Ezra was a scribe who specialized in studying the first five books of the Bible. While Nehemiah handled the hardware of building the walls of Jerusalem, Ezra was given the responsibility of training people in the software. Scripture gives the software of life- how to live with purpose and power, connected or related to the Creator. Our bodies and brains are the hardware. Ezra realized the vital importance of scripture and resolved to study and interpret it. He practiced it and taught the precepts, principles, rules to the people of Israel. When Ezra read the scripture, the people listened with reverence and were moved to tears of repentance. Repentance is godly sorrow that leads to personal change. But after the reading, there was festive celebration or godly joy. The Lord blessed Ezra with favour in the sight of the king Artaxerxes and gave him all that he needed. Scripture needs to be studied every day, interpreted every day, taught or listened to once a week and practiced every day. Like any other habit, we need to initially consciously practice the precepts of scripture before they become automatic, second nature to us.

It is nearly ten years since I resolved in my heart to study the scriptures daily, interpret it, observe or practice it and derive from it the underlying principles, concepts, precepts of life, leadership and management. During this time, the Lord has granted me all that I needed and kept me from all manner of illness or strife. Many of the readers of uni-verse have testified and given feedback that my interpretation and application of scriptures gave them comfort, strength, encouragement and blessing. The Lord has also testified that , “My sheep are being fed from shore to shore, nation to nation.” In addition to the meditation on one verse or uni-verse, the Lord has enabled me to extract nearly 3500 precepts of leadership, management and life after study of the scripture which inspires and gladdens the hearts and minds of many.

There are two ways to live life- according to a random script or according to specific scripture that guides our decisions, emotions, relationships, communication, behaviour patterns. One cannot be a reader of the Bible without being a practitioner. One cannot be a practitioner of biblical values and teachings without being a leader. A Bible reader is by definition a leader. He leads people into the knowledge and love of God. This is the equivalent of leading people into the promised land or the land of promises, the land of the living hope in Christ. The book of Daniel in the last chapter states that" Those who are spiritually wise will shine brightly like the brightness of the expanse of heaven, and those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever and ever." Scripture contains ten commands but ten thousand promises to fill our lives with hope even in the most hopeless and desperate situations. Scripture is not meant only for reading but for study, meditation and practice. The more we read, the more inclined we are to study it, the more we study it, the more we meditate on it day and night, the more we meditate, the more we memorise it, the more we memorise it, the more we practice it, the more we practice it, the more blessed and blessing we become to this world we live in. We need to incorporate or make it part of our lifestyle and incarnate it or make ourselves examples of people who live out the scripture. Ezra found favour with God, king and people of Israel. We too when we incorporate and incarnate scripture will certainly find favour with the King of Kings, authorities and people of all walks. We are to delight in scripture more than fine gold or the most delicious of wild honey. The reason is that though gold is valuable, it cannot teach us the values of life, though honey is delicious and nutritious, we are satiated if we take too much honey. The more we study Scripture, the more hungry we become for more. We are not satiated but our appetite grows.