Tag: God
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Train Yourself for Godliness
….train yourself for godliness; 8for while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.–1 Timothy 4 The Greek word for train is gymnaze and is related to the word translated today as gymnasium. People who wish…
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Rejoice With Great Joy
43And they offered great sacrifices that day and rejoiced, for God had made them rejoice with great joy; the women and children also rejoiced. And the joy of Jerusalem was heard far away.–Nehemiah 12 Even though life had been very difficult, God was still very faithful. Worship is a response of praise and gratitude. Worship…
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Who Willingly Offered
1Now the leaders of the people lived in Jerusalem. And the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to live in Jerusalem the holy city, while nine out of ten remained in the other towns. 2And the people blessed all the men who willingly offered to live in Jerusalem.–Nehemiah 11 Our…
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Observe and Do
29…observe and do all the commandments of the LORD our Lord and his rules and his statutes.–Nehemiah 10 In this chapter, the leaders led by example and entered into a covenant of faithfulness with God. To “observe” something is to hold it as binding in your life. Drivers should therefore observe a STOP sign on the road.…
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You Sustained Them
20You [God] gave your good Spirit to instruct them [their ancestors] and did not withhold your manna from their mouth and gave them water for their thirst. 21Forty years you sustained them in the wilderness, and they lacked nothing. Their clothes did not wear out and their feet did not swell.–Nehemiah 9 God called their disobedient…
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But You Are a God
16“But they and our fathers acted presumptuously and stiffened their neck and did not obey your commandments. 17They refused to obey and were not mindful of the wonders that you performed among them, but they stiffened their neck and appointed a leader to return to their slavery in Egypt. But you are a God ready to…
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So That the People Understood
8They [Ezra and crew] read from the book, from the Law of God, clearly, and they gave the sense, so that the people understood the reading.–Nehemiah 8 The people hadn’t heard the law read in so long. Ezra made it a priority to red it clearly and then help apply it. This is what we…
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Appoint Guards
3“…Appoint guards from among the inhabitants of Jerusalem, some at their guard posts and some in front of their own homes.”–Nehemiah 7 The wall was built and so now the focus was on security. Ancient walls had gates to pass through. The city walls needed guards to monitor who went in and out of the…
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So the Wall Was Finished
15So the wall was finished on the twenty-fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty-two days. 16And when all our enemies heard of it, all the nations around us were afraid and fell greatly in their own esteem, for they perceived that this work had been accomplished with the help of our God.–Nehemiah 6 The great…
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The Thing That You Are Doing
9So I said, “The thing that you are doing is not good. Ought you not to walk in the fear of our God to prevent the taunts of the nations our enemies?–Nehemiah 5 The returned exiles were in a vulnerable position. Leaders were enforcing heavy taxes, and the people were having to go into debt…
