Ezra … was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the Lord God of Israel had given. Ezra 7:6. {CC 260.1} More than two thousand years have passed since Ezra “prepared his heart to seek the law of the Lord, and to do it,” yet the lapse of time has not lessened the influence of his pious example. Through the centuries the record of his life of consecration has inspired many with the determination “to seek the law of the Lord, and to do it.” {CC 260.2} Ezra’s motives were high and holy; in all that he did he was actuated by a deep love for souls. The compassion and tenderness that he revealed toward those who had sinned, either willfully or through ignorance, should be an object lesson to all who seek to bring about reforms. . . . {CC 260.3} There is no such thing as weakening or strengthening the law of Jehovah. As it has bee ...