God identified Ezra as “a ready scribe” (Ezra 7:6). The Hebrew word ready carries with it the idea of diligence. This is the same word used in Psalm 45:1, “My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.” This readiness does not begin with what we say—it begins in our heart. It is time for God’s people to be diligent in the attention they give to God’s Word and prayer, ready for revival.
