Ezra is returned to Israel with the resources and legal authority to beautify the Temple and officially establish the nation legally. It was decades in the making, but the timing was always perfect. Ezra himself served as the kind of people we want to become as we wait for His work to continue.

1. God can develop your integrity through your faithfulness with small things.

2. A Godly reputation is the best kind of testimony.

3. God will handle the timing of His answers. We simply need to focus on our ability to handle those answers when they come.