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"என் தேவனே, நான் என் முகத்தை என் தேவனாகிய உமக்கு முன்பாக ஏறெடுக்க வெட்கிக் கலங்குகிறேன்; எங்கள் அக்கிரமங்கள் எங்கள் தலைக்கு மேலாகப் பெருகிற்று; எங்கள் குற்றம் வானபரியந்தம் வளர்ந்துபோயிற்று." ( எஸ்றா 9 : 6 )
Scripture Meditation No. 1598
AATHAVAN – Monday, 23.06.2025
"O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God: for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our trespass is grown up unto the heavens." (Ezra 9:6, KJV)
If we are truly spiritual people, we too would have had an experience similar to what Ezra expresses in today’s meditation verse. That is, when we stand before God in prayer, we would have felt a deep conviction of sin within us. We cannot pray freely or worship boldly before God; our conscience would accuse us.
Remarkably, the Ezra who utters this verse is not just an ordinary man. He was a great scribe, deeply learned in the Law of God, and lived in close fellowship with Him. Therefore, when the Israelites were freed from Babylon and returned to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple, the king granted Ezra all the assistance he requested.
As it is written: “This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the Lord God of Israel had given: and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the Lord his God upon him.” (Ezra 7:6, KJV)
Not only that, Ezra himself had not committed any sin. Yet, he considered the sins of the people he was leading as his own and offered this heartfelt prayer to God.
One of the most important commandments God had given His people was that they should not intermarry with women from other nations. But many among the Israelites had violated this very command. That is why Ezra laments before God saying: "O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God: for our iniquities are increased over our head."
People without spiritual experience will do whatever they like, whenever they like. But spiritual people, being aware of God’s will, act only in accordance with His commandments. This is what Jesus said to His brethren:
"My time is not yet come: but your time is always ready." (John 7:6, KJV)
Those without spiritual discernment believe any time is right for anything. But spiritual people are not like that.
Dear beloved, after committing an act that displeases God, a spiritual person cannot simply pray or read the Scriptures without first making amends. That’s why Ezra confesses in today’s verse, "I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee."
Let us examine ourselves. How are our prayers? Are we praying with a heart full of sin, without the slightest prick of conscience? If so, it is only natural that God would not heed our prayers.
Before we pray, let us reflect on our deeds. Like Ezra, we too must be ashamed to lift our face to God if there is sin in our hearts. If we have committed sins against God, we must first seek forgiveness, asking that our sins be washed away by His blood. Only then will our supplications become meaningful and acceptable to God.
God’s Message: Bro. M. Geo Prakash
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