One sentence explains Ezra's whole life: he devoted himself to the study and observance of the Law of the LORD, and to teaching it. Study, do, teach. In that order.

You are two hundred and twenty days into a reading plan, which means the study part is happening. Today asks about the middle verb. What you learn is meant to walk.

Ezra's order matters: study, then practice, then teach. He refused to hand out what he had not first lived, and God's hand was on him for it. Reverse any two of those verbs and you get either a hypocrite or a hobbyist.

Paul's word to stewards is the same standard from another angle: it is required that those given a trust prove faithful. Not impressive. Faithful. You have been given more Scripture in the last seven months than most generations ever held. The question this day quietly asks is what it is turning into.