Nehemiah 13:6 But while all this was going on, I was not in Jerusalem, for in the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon I had returned to the king.
You know, it doesn’t take that long for us to forget the blessings of God. The same God who gave Nehemiah the vision and the provision and the hands to rebuild the wall…was the same God worthy of huge celebration at the end of Nehemiah 12….was now second fiddle to the Israelites own desires.
They were working harder (longer weeks), overextending themselves, not keeping/desecrating the Sabbath, not taking care of the priests, and intermarrying (becoming unequally yoked).
I’ve seen kid after kid….at youth camp….make a profession of faith. I’ve literally seen hundreds, if not thousands come to Christ. What a great time that is. Youth who recognize that they don’t need to outperform others, and admit that that it is their own failures (sins) that require a Savior. And in that moment, God calls them….and they respond.
Then on the last night of a 5 day camp, the veterans of youth camp….speak at the final gathering….saying, “we’re not just gonna let this a camp experience”, “we’re going to set the example when we get home”…..and 9 times out of 10….those same kids are doing the things they swore not to do that last night. How quickly we forget!
God I pray we keep You in the forefront of our minds, all the time. Not just when we are around other Christ Followers, not when it’s convenient, not when we are in times of blessing and closeness…..but even when we feel distant. I thank you for being faithful…even when our faith wanes.
Hebrews 10:22 let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water. 23Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.
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