When and How Should Sin Be Confronted. (Ezra 10 1-44) Season Finale.

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Most of us are quite comfortable talking about sin in general. We might discuss the sins of society. We can lament the moral decline of the culture.  We can talk about the failures of politicians, celebrities, or people we have never met.  

What makes us uncomfortable is when sin becomes personal. When it has a name, a face. When it is a friend or is within our own family. Someone we know, someone we love. Then suddenly the issue becomes much more difficult.

 Those are not easy questions. In fact, most of us would prefer not to face them at all. If we're honest, we'd rather avoid conflict. We'd rather hope the problem goes away on its own, or we'd rather pray someone else will deal with it. But sooner or later, every believer, every family, and every church encounters situations where sin simply cannot be ignored.

How should we respond when sin is obvious and persistent? Not our own sin this time. Someone else's. What do we do?

 That's exactly the situation Ezra finds himself facing as we come to chapter 10.

 In chapter 9, he received a devastating report that said the people had disobeyed God's Word. The leaders had led the way into compromise, and Ezra responded not with anger, but with grief and prayer.Chapter 9 ended with Ezra prostrate on his face before God.

 Now chapter 10 begins with the question every reader is asking: What happens next? Because conviction is important, and confession is important, and prayer is important, but eventually something must be done. 

And Ezra chapter 10 shows us what genuine repentance looks like when God's people decide that obedience matters more than comfort.

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